Holdsworth Bert Alfred Gunner 849598
Personnel Entry
Name Holdsworth Bert Alfred
Army number 849598
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 4/9/1935 and posted to the 85th Field Brigade. Posted to HQ 54 Division. Posted to the 85th Field Regiment. Posted to the 78th Field Regiment 17/6/1942. Posted overseas 13/7/1942. Served North Africa. Posted List (2) North Africa 22/3/1944. Posted X List (4) North Africa 31/5/1944. Posted to the 178th Field Regiment 10/6/1944. Release. Y Release 23/1/1946. Relegated to the Z T Reserve 3/5/1946. 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
