Les Cherrington who was a member of the famous Desert Rats, died on Saturday. Originally from Albrighton, Mr Cherrington was a soldier in the Staffordshire Yeomanry Queen’s Own Royal Regiment. He was injured during a battle in North Africa in 1943 when his Sherman tank was wrecked by a German field gun. Les singing with Shifnal & District Male Voice Choir. Looking back:AdvertisingMr Cherrington was a member of Shifnal's Carnival Committee and a volunteer at the event, a member of the town's Male Voice Choir and a volunteer at RAF Cosford.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 17, 2020 15:56 UTC