Son of William James Alston and of Harriet Alston, of Witchford, Cambridgeshire, and formerly of 19, Kendal Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Of 8, The Grove, Radcliffe Road, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute. Formerly employed as a librarian. Drowned in the River Severn.
Alston, Leonard –
Personal details
- Surname: Alston
- Forename: Leonard
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 32
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 11th, 1943
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: 7653125
- Regiment: Royal Army Ordnance Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW2
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- All Saints C.E. Church (1939-1945)
- Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: Division 1B. Section M. C.ofE. Grave 95.