Edwards Stephen Gunner 4132336

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Name Edwards Stephen
Army number 4132336
Rank Private/Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment 18/7/1940 and underwent Basic Training. Transferred to the Manchester Regiment - date not given on Tracer Card - and posted to 2/9th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 1/11/1941 and posted to the 88th Anti-Tank Regiment. Posted to the 67th Anti-Tank Regiment 2/7/1942. Posted overseas 24/8/1942. Posted X List (2) Middle East 23/8/1943 and 16/10/1943 and 18/11/1943. Posted to X List (IV) Middle East 5/12/1943. Posted to 79th Anti-Tank Regiment 16/12/1943. Posted X List (2) Middle East 4/8/1944. Posted 79th Anti-Tank Regiment 14/8/1944. Posted X List III 11/12/1944. Posted to 79th Anti-Tank Regiment 24/12/1944 and 28/10/1945. Returned to the UK. Y Release 9/3/1946. Relegated to the Z (T) Reserve 16/6/1946. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
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Information on this Page has been extracted from the Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk