Bernard Edwin Slingsby, Sapper 2140772 died
19/01/1944 age 24. 22 Royal Engineers ( 213 Army Field
Company). Born on 15th May 1920 in Wood Green, London, he
was posted missing on 19 Jan 1944, only 24 years old. (additional
information supplied by Sue Slingsby (Niece)) Remembered on the Cassino
Memorial, Italy.
Monte Cassino is an Italian town dominated by a Benedictine Monastery. In 1944 the Monastery became the centre of savage fighting between the Allied forces advancing through Italy and the German defenders! Bernard took part in the first assault which began on 17 January 1944. He was killed two days later. (For more information on the town and the battle, click on the blue links above)
Monte Cassino is an Italian town dominated by a Benedictine Monastery. In 1944 the Monastery became the centre of savage fighting between the Allied forces advancing through Italy and the German defenders! Bernard took part in the first assault which began on 17 January 1944. He was killed two days later. (For more information on the town and the battle, click on the blue links above)
Slingsbys at War