Welford Evan L/Sgt 2056732
Personnel Entry
Name Welford Evan
Army number 2056732
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.
Date of birth Born 1921.
Age 71 or 72 at the time of his death.
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.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Platoon Sergeant in command of a Platoon.
Joined Brigade On joining 10th DLI - date not yet confirmed.
Promotions Sergeant.
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.
Home address (To include family and marital details where possible). Full details not yet available but he appeared to live in Glasgow.
Source table 10DLI
