Leslie James Patrick Magee
born 2.2.1922 London
son of Leslie Horace and Marie Ann (nee McCarthy) Magee,200 Devonshire Mansions,Tooley Street,London SE1
educated St George's Convent School,London 1927-33
educated St Joseph Academy,Blackheath 1933-38
attended Kennington Evening Institute 1938
junior clerk,Messageries-Hachette,Ludgate Hill,London (Foreign Department) 1938-39
enlisted 11.4.1939
1 Bn London Irish Rifles (Rifleman 7014381)
5 Independent Company April-June 1940
served in Norway
2 Bn Royal Ulster Rifles August 1940 - January 1942 (L/Cpl)
Glider Pilot Regiment January-June 1942 (Cpl)
trainee pilot,29 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS)
21 Independent Parachute Company June 1942 - October 1943 (L/Cpl - Cpl)
OCTU October 1943 - June 1944
commissioned 2Lt (323030) 14.6.1944
Depot Parachute Regiment
8 Bn Parachute Regiment August 1944 (2Lt - Lt)
Reserve Bn Parachute Regiment March 1945
S.S.V.F.,Singapore 1945 (company commander)
22 Independent Parachute Company December 1945-May 1946
A.A.C./Airborne Forces Depot July 1946 (WS Lt)
Reserve Bn Parachute Regiment 1946
5 Bn Parachute Regiment (C Company) 1947 (Lt)
Captain October 1948
C.R.E. Schleswig-Kolet October 1948 - February 1949 (Captain - Admin)
Depot Squadron,Royal Engineers February-July 1949 (T/Cap WS Lt)
G (Int) HQ BAOR July 1949 (Cap)
D.A.D.O.S.,16 Parachute Brigade December 1964
retired June 1977 as Lt Colonel
Director of Malta Charities Northern Ireland 1987-2000
photo/info source Sean Nash (grandson)
