Difference between revisions of "Welford Evan L/Sgt 2056732"
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|Army number=2056732 | |Army number=2056732 | ||
|Rank=Lance Sergeant. | |Rank=Lance Sergeant. | ||
− | |Decorations=Service awards. Military Medal Citation for the MM relates to 29th July 1944 at Rauray and is available at The National Archives. | + | |Decorations=Service awards - including the France and Germany Star. Military Medal Citation for the MM relates to 29th July 1944 at Rauray and is available at The National Archives. He commanded a Platoon on the flank of the Battalion and withstood several hours of intense and close range enemy fire, preventing an enemy incursion. The award was gazetted in October 1944. |
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Engineers, Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry (date not yet known). Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Normandy. Transferred to the Green Howards - date not yet confirmed but probably on the disbanding of the Battalion. Green Howards Enlistment Book for this period missing. According to his medal card he subsequently transferred to the Gloucestershire Regiment. | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Engineers, Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry (date not yet known). Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Normandy. Transferred to the Green Howards - date not yet confirmed but probably on the disbanding of the Battalion. Green Howards Enlistment Book for this period missing. According to his medal card he subsequently transferred to the Gloucestershire Regiment. | ||
|Task or role=Platoon Sergeant in command of a Platoon. | |Task or role=Platoon Sergeant in command of a Platoon. | ||
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|Image Name=Screenshotwelford_mm.png | |Image Name=Screenshotwelford_mm.png | ||
|Image Title=Lance Sergeant Evan Welford M.M. | |Image Title=Lance Sergeant Evan Welford M.M. | ||
− | |Date of birth=Born 1921. | + | |Date of birth=Born 1921 in West Auckland, County Durham. |
|Age=71 or 72 at the time of his death. | |Age=71 or 72 at the time of his death. | ||
|Company/Battery=Not yet known. | |Company/Battery=Not yet known. | ||
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|Wounded=Not so far as is known. | |Wounded=Not so far as is known. | ||
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. | |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. | ||
− | |Died/Killed in action=Date of death 26/2/1994. | + | |Died/Killed in action=Date of death 26/2/1994 in Glasgow. |
− | |Home address= | + | |Home address= Father John Hymer Welford. Mother Hannah Hall. Married Elizabeth Ross Mary Leyden of Glasgow - then serving as a Private in the A.T.S. |
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Revision as of 12:07, 5 January 2025
{{Personnel |Surname and forenames=Welford Evan |Army number=2056732 |Rank=Lance Sergeant. |Decorations=Service awards - including the France and Germany Star. Military Medal Citation for the MM relates to 29th July 1944 at Rauray and is available at The National Archives. He commanded a Platoon on the flank of the Battalion and withstood several hours of intense and close range enemy fire, preventing an enemy incursion. The award was gazetted in October 1944. |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Engineers, Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry (date not yet known). Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Normandy. Transferred to the Green Howards - date not yet confirmed but probably on the disbanding of the Battalion. Green Howards Enlistment Book for this period missing. According to his medal card he subsequently transferred to the Gloucestershire Regiment. |Task or role=Platoon Sergeant in command of a Platoon. |Promotions=Sergeant. |Source table=10DLI |Image Name=Screenshotwelford_mm.png |Image Title=Lance Sergeant Evan Welford M.M. |Date of birth=Born 1921 in West Auckland, County Durham. |Age=71 or 72 at the time of his death. |Company/Battery=Not yet known. |Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet known. |Joined Brigade=On joining 10th DLI - date not yet confirmed. |Wounded=Not so far as is known. |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. |Died/Killed in action=Date of death 26/2/1994 in Glasgow. |Home address= Father John Hymer Welford. Mother Hannah Hall. Married Elizabeth Ross Mary Leyden of Glasgow - then serving as a Private in the A.T.S.