DRUDGE, Leslie Frank

Leslie was born on the 9th of July 1913 in Newport to Joseph Frederick & Lily May (nee VINCENT) DRUDGE who were living at 20 Ash Road in Newport around the time of Leslie’s death.

Leslie, aged 29, was Killed by Enemy Action, dying of his injuries at the Home of Rest Hospital in Shanklin on the 4th of January 1943 the day after the ‘tip & run’ attack on Shanklin. He is commemorated by the Commission on the National Roll of Honour & buried in St. Paul’s Cemetery in Newport, although his grave is currently unmarked.