Hello, I am making a follow up for RONALD HENRY GARDNER Service Number: 5193355 Died 18 January 1945 1st royal tank regiment Casualty Details | CWGC on his grave registration paper 4 others are killed on the same day. Probably same tank but can’t find that anywhere. The temporary/ war grave was on schilberg (Echt) and was probably killed during the liberation of Echt(Netherlands). Date of death matches the fighting around Echt. I can’t find any war diaries about his unit hopefully somebody here can help me. Would like to read a few days prior to the 18th and some days after. If someone has some pictures of the liberation of Echt I can take some than and now photo’s I live in Nederweert so that’s no trouble Thanks in advance Gr yordie
If it helps the Army roll of Honour 1939-45 gives this: Name: Ronald Gardner Given Initials: R H Rank: Trooper Death Date: 18 Jan 1945 Number: 5193355 Birth Place: Gloucester Residence: Gloucester Branch at Enlistment: Royal Armoured Corps Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 Regiment at Death: Royal Tank Regiment RAC Branch at Death: Royal Armoured Corps If its family information or contact you are looking for, then Ronald's niece is a member of ancestry and has posted a tree on that site.
thanks travers1940 looking in to that right now. maybe the niece knows something or would like to know who adopted his grave.
I made contact with Ronald's niece via ancestry, and she now has contact details for yordie & the person who has adopted Ronalds grave.
Hi Yordie, Did you ever find any more information around the dates leading up to the 18th? Once of the other men was a family member, we have a lot of info around grave sites and relocations but not much from before that
