Son of Thomas and Minnie Dowd, of Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School (1933 – 35).
Dowd, Leslie –
Personal details
- Surname: Dowd
- Forename: Leslie
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 15th, 1942
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Bombardier
- Unit: 1 Regiment.
- Service number: 872682
- Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW2
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth
- Farnworth Garden of Remembrance
- Farnworth Grammar School WWII Memorial
- St. John the Evangelist
- WWII Memorial
- CWGC Memorial: El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
- CWGC reference: XIX. B. 16.