2736350 Alwyn GLASS, 1 Welsh Guards

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    Casualty
    Guardsman GLASS, ALWYN
    Service Number 2736350
    Died 19/07/1944
    Aged 27
    1st Bn. Welsh Guards
    Son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Glass; husband of Mildred Eileen Glass, of Melyn, Glamorgan.
    INSCRIPTION: RESTING WHERE NO SHADOWS FALL. REST IN PEACE
    Buried at BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY
    Location: Calvados, France
    Number of casualties: 2038
    Cemetery/memorial reference: V F 17.
    See cemetery plan
     
    Last edited: Nov 20, 2019
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    From
    War Diary: 1st Battalion WELSH GUARDS, Jan - Dec 1944

    1944 July 20 (added in pencil is: 19?)
    The Battalion expected to stay for the day in the pivot area, but about lunchtime the Brigadier arrived to see the Commanding officer and announced an immediate Battalion attack on the little village of LE POIRIER just past CAGNY.
    A hasty ‘O’ Group was summoned and at 1700 hours the Battalion advanced with No. 2 and 4 Companies up, and considerable artillery and tank support: this was unnecessary however as there was little opposition in the village and Companies took up their positions while Rear Battalion H.Q. moved forward to just outside CAGNY which town was in an almost unbelievable state after the attention of the R.A.F.
    We received our fair share of shelling and mortaring during the night, but only had one fatal casualty.
    Mosquitoes in abundance of a particular virulent type.
     

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