Papworth William Robert Gunner 1077970 - Revision history

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|Surname and forenames=Papworth William Robert
|Army number=1077970
|Rank=Gunner
|Decorations=
|Date of birth=
|Age=(At time of death).
|Unit=Served in the Royal Artillery. Posted to the 1st Mountain Regiment.
|Company/Battery=
|Platoon or other sub-unit=
|Task or role=
|Joined Brigade=
|Promotions=
|Wounded=
|Prisoner of War=
|Died/Killed in action=
|Home address=
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No Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk

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 |Company/Battery=Thought to be 452 Battery.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
-|Task or role=
+|Task or role=Not yet ascertained.
-|Joined Brigade=
+|Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
-|Promotions=
+|Promotions=None known.
-|Wounded=
+|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
-|Prisoner of War=
+|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
-|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 3/2/1945 at Waldfeucht.
+|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 3/2/1945 at Waldfeucht.  Buried in Grave B. 14. Sittard War Cemetery, Netherlands.  Headstone inscription reads "IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON LOVED AND REMEMBERED ALWAYS".
-|Home address=
+|Home address=Son of Walter E. and Flora Papworth of Hackney, London.
 }}
 No Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk

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 |Army number=1077970
 |Rank=Gunner
-|Decorations=
+|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
-|Date of birth=
+|Date of birth=Birth registered Q2 1920, Holborn, London.  Mother's maiden surname Tuffey.
-|Age=(At time of death).
+|Age=25 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Served in the Royal Artillery.  Posted to the 1st Mountain Regiment.  KILLED in ACTION 3/2/1945.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery - date not yet known.  Underwent Basic Training.  Probably posted to a Field Training Regiment for gunnery training. Posted to the 1st Mountain Regiment.  Served in North West Europe.  KILLED in ACTION 3/2/1945.
-|Company/Battery=
+|Company/Battery=Thought to be 452 Battery.
-|Platoon or other sub-unit=
+|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
 |Task or role=
 |Joined Brigade=