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
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.