In Memory of
Leadbitter, George
4469562, Lance Corporal
1 6th Bn., Durham Light Infantry
Who died age 28
08th December 1943 .
Remembered with honour
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY, ITALY

He was the son of William and Mary Leadbitter, of Newcastle-on-Tyne he was awarded the Military Medal whilst on active service in Tunisia during the Battle of Sedjenane.
On March 2nd 1943, when the 16th Durham Light Infantry attacked Djebel Guerba, Pte Leadbitter of `D` Company was in charge of a Bren gun.
When the attack was at its fiercest, this soldier ran out of ammunition. He ran through heavy fire to obtain more magazines and returning to his gun he put out of action an enemy MG position which was holding up the advance.
He then went forward firing the gun from the hip and thus enabled the advance of his Platoon to be continued.This was the first Military Medal to be awarded to the 16th DLI Leadbitter was killed in action on the 8th December 1943 originally his grave stone was dated 1944 and it was some sixty years later that someone noticed the mistake..sad to think that no one had noticed or double checked the records before then..today he lies in good company in section VII. Row B. Grave 21 of the Cassino War Cemetery Italy.