Horsewood Harry Gunner 995419
Personnel Entry
Name Horsewood Harry
Army number 995419
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 13/7/1940. Posted to the 140th Field Regiment. Posted to 366 Field Battery (overseas) 3/6/1941. Posted to the 178th Field Regiment 19/1/1942. Posted overseas 12/3/1943. Served India. Posted X List II India 19/8/1943. Posted to the RA Depot (India?). Returned to the 178th Field Regiment. Posted X List (2) India 27/6/1944. Returned to the 178th Field Regiment 2/7/1944. Posted X List (2) India 22/7/1944. Returned to the 178th Field Regiment 31/7/1944. Posted X List II India 14/11/1944. Returned to the 178th Field Regiment 8/12/1944. Returned to the UK. Y Release 1/1/1946. Relegated to the Z/T Reserve 23/4/1946. Demobilised.
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.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
Source table
Many of the Royal Artillery personnel pages have benefited from information drawn from the 1939-1945 RA Tracer Cards made available via Ancestry.co.uk
