Wylde Richard Edward Troop Sergeant Major 917882
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Wylde Richard Edward
Army number 917882
Rank WO III
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 24
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to the 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. To Course No. 49, Larkhill, 26/2/1940. Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment. Died as a PoW.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Troop Sergeant Major, Battery Sergeant Major.
Joined Brigade
Promotions Warrant Officer Class II.
Wounded
Prisoner of War Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
Died/Killed in action 12/9/1944.
Home address Son of William Thomas and Isabella Wylde of Roker, Sunderland. Commemorated on the Singapore Memorial - Panel 4.
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