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{{Personnel
|id=1847
|Surname and forenames=King John Sadgrove L'Ecuyer
|Army number=14408917
|Rank=Pte
|Date of birth=4/10/1924
|Age=0
|Unit=Volunteered at age 18 in 1942, Enlisted at York into General Service Corps, Basic training at Queen's Barracks, Perth, Battle training at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinfauns_Castle Kinfauns Castle] - part of Demonstration Platoon, Trf Black Watch January 1943, Posted 1 TS - stationed at Velindre, Normandy, Rauray, Posted 5th Bn Black Watch August 1944 on disbandment of 1 TS, Trf Gordon Highlanders 5/9/45, Auth: Part II Order 5/117/45, GORHrs Book 358/14/211, (Book missing) Posted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Highlanders#Second_World_War 2nd Bn Gordons]. En route for Far East 1945 and diverted to Algiers - part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) 6th Airborne Division]. War Office Selection Board, Cairo. Posted back to UK for OCTU at Alton Towers. Commissioned in Gordon Highlanders 30/11/1946 as number 373428. Training at Retford Barracks, Edinburgh. Discharged 1947.
|Company/Battery=1 TS - D Company.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=16 and 17 Platoons.
|Task or role=1 TS - Rifleman, Platoon HQ - 2" Mortarman, 5th Black Watch - Section Commander, 2nd Gordons - Platoon Sergeant.
|Joined Brigade=January 1943 at Velindre.
|Promotions=L/Corporal just before landing in Normandy, Corporal, Sergeant on joining 2nd Gordons, 2/Lt on being Commissioned 30/11/1946.
|Wounded=Hospitalised with damaged feet 1944 - missed Mezidon battle, Wounded 1945 at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennep Gennep] with 5th Black Watch. Hospitalised at Le Havre.
|Home address=Felixkirk Vicarage, Thirsk. Father was Vicar. Married. Surviving Veteran as at 17th October 2014.
|Source table=1TS
|Image Name=John KING.jpg
|Image Title=Mr John King, October 2014
}}

To see a film clips of 51st Division at Gennep click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQY8JyG9Cg here] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMApaEbS10U here].

To read an article on Alton Towers as an OCTU please click [http://www.altontowersmemories.net/page4.htm here].

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 |id=1847
 |Surname and forenames=King John Sadgrove L'Ecuyer
-|Army number=14408917
+|Army number=14408917 and 373428.
 |Rank=Pte
 |Date of birth=4/10/1924
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Volunteered at age 18 in 1942, Enlisted at York into General Service Corps, Basic training at Queen's Barracks, Perth, Battle training at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinfauns_Castle Kinfauns Castle] - part of Demonstration Platoon, Trf Black Watch January 1943, Posted 1 TS - stationed at Velindre, Normandy, [[Rauray]], Posted 5th Bn Black Watch August 1944 on disbandment of 1 TS, Trf Gordon Highlanders 5/9/45, Auth: Part II Order 5/117/45, GORHrs Book 358/14/211, (Book missing)  Posted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Highlanders#Second_World_War 2nd Bn Gordons].  En route for Far East 1945 and diverted to Algiers - part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) 6th Airborne Division].  War Office Selection Board, Cairo.  Posted back to UK for OCTU at Alton Towers.  Commissioned in Gordon Highlanders 30/11/1946 as number 373428.  Training at Retford Barracks, Edinburgh.  Discharged 1947.
+|Unit=Volunteered at age 18 in 1942, Enlisted at York into General Service Corps, Basic training at Queen's Barracks, Perth, Battle training at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinfauns_Castle Kinfauns Castle] - part of Demonstration Platoon, Transferred to the Black Watch January 1943.  Posted 1st Tyneside Scottish - then stationed at Velindre.  Served Normandy.  Took part in the Battle for the Defence of [[Rauray]].  Posted to the 5th Battalion Black Watch 26th August 1944 on the disbandment of 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Transferred to the Gordon Highlanders 5/9/45, Auth: Part II Order 5/117/45, GORHrs Book 358/14/211, (Book missing)  Posted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Highlanders#Second_World_War 2nd Bn Gordons].  En route for Far East 1945 and diverted to Algiers - part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom) 6th Airborne Division].  Attended War Office Selection Board, Cairo.  Posted back to UK for OCTU at Alton Towers.  Commissioned in Gordon Highlanders 30/11/1946 as number 373428.  Training recruits at Retford Barracks, Edinburgh, alongside 2/Lt Tom Renouf.  Discharged 1947.
 |Company/Battery=1 TS - D Company.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=16 and 17 Platoons.

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 |Joined Brigade=January 1943 at Velindre.
 |Promotions=L/Corporal just before landing in Normandy, Corporal, Sergeant on joining 2nd Gordons, 2/Lt on being Commissioned 30/11/1946.  W/S Lt 30/11/1946.
-|Wounded=Hospitalised with damaged feet 1944 - missed Mezidon battle, Wounded 1945 at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennep Gennep] with 5th Black Watch.  Hospitalised at Le Havre.
+|Wounded=Hospitalised with damaged feet 1944 - missed [[Mezidon-Canon]] battle, Wounded 1945 at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennep Gennep] with 5th Black Watch.  Hospitalised at Le Havre.
 |Home address=Felixkirk Vicarage, Thirsk.  Father was Vicar.  Married.  Surviving Veteran as at 17th October 2014.
 |Source table=1TS