Graham Alexander Gunner 5435172

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Name Graham Alexander
Army number 5435172
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 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry - attested in London 7/2/1930 - probably as a Regular soldier. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 1/7/1935. Posted to 6th Field Battery - no date given. Posted to Disposal Section. Posted to 39 Field Battery - no date given. Posted 19th Field Brigade - no date given. Posted to 453 Battery 29/7/1941. Posted to the 16th Battalion Welsh Regiment 6/10/1941 - C Company. Posted to the 1st Mountain Regiment 11/10/1941. Posted to the 3rd Mountain Regiment 1/12/1942. Served Normandy? Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment Home Details 5/4/1945. Posted 2nd Mountain Training Regiment 5/4/1945. Returned to the UK. Release Unit. Posted Y Release 31/10/1945. Relegated to Class Z Reserve 3/1/1946. Demobilised. Discharged under Paragraph 519 (v) of the Regulations 23/3/1953. Documents to the N E Library.
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