2720100 Lance-Serjeant Gilbert Henry KENWRIGHT, 2 Irish Guards: 02/04/1945

Casualty

Lance Serjeant KENWRIGHT, GILBERT HENRY
Service Number 2720100
Died 02/04/1945
Aged 25
2nd Bn. Irish Guards
Son of Walter and Sarah Elizabeth Kenwright, of Warrington, Lancashire.
INSCRIPTION: YOUR CALL SUDDEN, LAST THOUGHTS UNKNOWN. A SHEAF OF GOLDEN MEMORIES WE OWN
Buried at RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Cemetery/memorial reference: 13. B. 20.
See cemetery plan

 

2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards: Pre-embarkation List, May 1944

No. 1 Squadron, 2 Armoured Irish Guards
No. 3 Troop

Serial: 75
Vehicle No: 147715
Type of Vehicle: Sherman

• 2716287 N BYRNE, 2 Irish Guards Lance-Serjeant, G/Op
• 2720100 Gilbert Henry KENWRIGHT, 2 Irish Guards Lance-Corporal, D/Op
• 2722764 F HARRIS, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, G/Mech
• 2720282 R BARRETT, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, G/Mech
• 2722992 J LYTTLE, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, D/Mech

Total Officers:
Total Other Ranks: 5