Sapper Brough - 2 Para Sqn RE

Discussion in 'Royal Engineers' started by gmyles, Aug 22, 2018.

  1. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    Hi

    Here is an entry in October 1944 war diary for 2nd Independent Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers.

    It seems to say that a Sapper Brough of B Troop was seriously wounded when clearing mines in Athens.

    Trouble is I cant find any other record of it. It's not anywhere in the Casualty Lists 1939-1945. It's nowhere on the CWGC, assuming he may have died from his wounds. Nothing.

    Maybe it's not Brough!

    Anyone got any ideas?

    Gus
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  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Assume you mean December 1944

    Looks like Brough to me

    TD
     
  3. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    Thanks for the typo spot TD and corrected.

    G
     
  4. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    There were just one casualty recorded in Greece that day and that was Sapper Brough.

    Bummer

    Gus
     
    Last edited: Aug 22, 2018
  5. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Maybe contact

    Royal Engineers Museum
    Prince Arthur Road,
    Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1UR
    Tel: +44 (0)1634 822839

    OR

    Make an Enquiry | ParaData

    TD
     
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  6. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    According to FMP, 1894965 Spr D Carey and 1880205 Spr T Gazzard were both recorded as wounded on 20/10/44.
     
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  7. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    Yes, I spotted that was wrong too and corrected the post accordingly.

    G
     
  8. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    I cant seem to find him as a death, so could have survived the war etc - without more details........

    TD
     
  9. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    I have some more details.

    1917568, Sapper D C Brough

    I got his initials from the nominal roll inside the history of 2 Para Sqn RE on Paradata. There is only one person with that name and initials found in the RE database on FMP.

    According to the history of 2 Para Sqn RE on Paradata, had to get both legs amputated when he was seriously wounded clearing mines around Athens.

    Sapper Brough was also wounded in NA in 1943 (later changed to not a battle casualty) but still nothing found in cas lists for this later incident.

    Gus
     
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