Difference between revisions of "Salmon Albert George Sergeant 1444999"
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|Army number=1444999 | |Army number=1444999 | ||
|Rank=Sergeant. | |Rank=Sergeant. | ||
| − | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |
| − | |Date of birth=Not yet ascertained. | + | |Date of birth=Not yet ascertained, but presumably 1916. |
| − | |Age= | + | |Age=28 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment. | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment. Served Normandy. Died of wounds 30/6/1944. |
|Company/Battery=Not yet known. | |Company/Battery=Not yet known. | ||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
|Task or role=Details awaited. | |Task or role=Details awaited. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Not yet known. | |Joined Brigade=Not yet known. | ||
| − | |Promotions=None known. | + | |Promotions=None known beyond Sergeant. |
| − | |Wounded= | + | |Wounded=Yes - Normandy - exact date not yet known. |
| − | |Prisoner of War= | + | |Prisoner of War=No. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action= | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED of WOUNDS 30/6/1944. Initially interred at Ryes, Map 1/50,000, MR 7E/5 Reference 864.823. Re-buried 8/11/1944 in Plot III, Row G, Grave 5 Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville. Headstone inscription reads LOVED IN LIFE, TREASURED IN DEATH, BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES, ARE ALL WE HAVE LEFT. |
| − | |Home address= | + | |Home address=Son of Wilfred John and Ella Phoebe Salmon. Husband of Ivy Ella Salmon of Bardwell, Suffolk. |
|Image Name=Sgt_Salmon_CWGC_Headstone.jpg | |Image Name=Sgt_Salmon_CWGC_Headstone.jpg | ||
|Image Title=CWGC Headstone. | |Image Title=CWGC Headstone. | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | Information on this Page has been extracted from the Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk | + | Information on this Page has been extracted from the Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk supported by details from the CWGC Website, and a photograph supplied by Adeline Dutertre. |
Revision as of 11:59, 8 October 2023
Personnel Entry
Name Salmon Albert George
Army number 1444999
Rank Sergeant.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet ascertained, but presumably 1916.
Age 28 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment. Served Normandy. Died of wounds 30/6/1944.
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 beyond Sergeant.
Wounded Yes - Normandy - exact date not yet known.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action DIED of WOUNDS 30/6/1944. Initially interred at Ryes, Map 1/50,000, MR 7E/5 Reference 864.823. Re-buried 8/11/1944 in Plot III, Row G, Grave 5 Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville. Headstone inscription reads LOVED IN LIFE, TREASURED IN DEATH, BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES, ARE ALL WE HAVE LEFT.
Home address Son of Wilfred John and Ella Phoebe Salmon. Husband of Ivy Ella Salmon of Bardwell, Suffolk.
Source table
Information on this Page has been extracted from the Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk supported by details from the CWGC Website, and a photograph supplied by Adeline Dutertre.
