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Information from the family " Les was born on 27/09/1915 and died of a heart attack on 15th May 1979 aged 63. He had a busy career working as a director of the Owen Owen retail business. After the war they lived in Southampton and in 1950 moved to Wallasey, Merseyside for the rest of their lives. They left a daughter Lesley and a son Paul."]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:22:28 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/21003-6/les+whelan.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/les+whelan/ https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/les+whelan/Les+_amp_+Molly+Whelan+1968.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/les+whelan/Les+_amp_+Molly+Whelan+1968.jpg.html
[Les was 5 tp No.2 Cdo. Photo courtesy of their daughter Lesley, taken on the day of their daughter's marriage].
In album Pte. Les Wheelan, No.2 Commando 5 troop. POW St Nazaire]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:23:00 +0100 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/les+whelan/Les+whelan+_+Molly_+Joe+Rogers.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/les+whelan/Les+whelan+_+Molly_+Joe+Rogers.jpg.html
[Photo courtesy of Pete Dunlop, grandson of Joe Rogers MM No.2 Cdo].

Les and Joe were Liverpool Scots, then No.4 Ind. Coy, then SS Bn., and finally 5 tp No.2 Cdo. Les was injured and taken POW at St Nazaire. Joe Rogers made it back from the raid to rejoin No.2 Cdo.
In album Pte. Les Wheelan, No.2 Commando 5 troop. POW St Nazaire]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:22:01 +0100 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/les+whelan/Les+Whelan.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/les+whelan/Les+Whelan.jpg.html
In album Pte. Les Wheelan, No.2 Commando 5 troop. POW St Nazaire]]> Geoff Murray photo Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:19:53 +0100