Gillespie Kenneth Josling Gunner 14239164

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Name Gillespie Kenneth Josling
Army number 14239164
Rank 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 Royal Artillery 16/7/1942 and underwent Basic Training. Posyed to the 9th Field Training Regiment 31/3/1943. Posted to 180th Field Regiment 5/7/1943. Posted to 173rd Field Regiment 28/8/1943. Posted to the 185th Field Regiment 31/1/1944. Served Normandy? Posted X List II H 4/7/1944. Returned to the UK. Posted y List 28/7/1944. Posted 30 RHU. Posted X List (4) H 42 RHU 29/8/1944. Posted X List (4) H 30/9/1944. Posted X List (4 H 8/10/1944. Posted to 185th Field Regiment 13/10/1944. Posted to 74th Field Regiment 3/12/1944. Posted X List (II) BAOR 23/10/1946. Posted to 74th Field Regiment 26/10/1946. Posted 17th Field Regiment 1/1/1947. Posted 29th Field Regiment 2/1/1947. Posted X List (2) BAOR 10/1/1947. Posted 29th Field Regiment 18/1/1947. Release. Posted 19th Field Regiment 1/4/1947. Returned to the UK. Posted Y List (7) 2/5/1947. Dis UK 7 Course. Relegated to the Z (T) Reserve 12/7/1947. Demobilised. Served North West Europe 9/6/1944 - 27/7/1944. Home 28/7/1944.
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