Townsend Raymond Pte 14585121
Personnel Entry
Name Townsend Raymond
Army number 14585121
Rank Pte
Decorations None known so far.
Date of birth 19/3/1925
Age 74 at the time of his death.
Unit Conscripted into the General Service Corps March 1943. Transferred into the South Wales Borderers 15/4/1943. Probably posted to the Brecknockshire Battalion. Served Normandy. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944 and posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - joined 4/7/1944. Posted ? Bn DLI after the Battalion was disbanded (to be ascertained). Served India and Burma. Declared unfit for an Infantry role due to wounds sustained. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 16/12/1945. Ran the club at Changi Airport.
Company/Battery 10th Battalion - A Company, commanded by Captain Webster.
Platoon or other sub-unit Lieutenant Suffron's Platoon.
Task or role Infantryman.
Joined Brigade 01-Jul-44.
Promotions None known so far.
Wounded Yes, twice. Firstly on 11/7/1944 near Caen in the same action as Captain Webster. Secondly on 4/9/1944 after the disbandment of 10th Battalion while serving with ?.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died 30/3/1999 aged 74.
Home address Son of George and Rosina Townsend. Lived at St. Anne's. Bristol.
Source table 10DLI
Sincere thanks are due to Paul Townsend for the information on his late father and his unit, together with his photograph.
