Casualty Guardsman GERRARD, THOMAS Service Number 2722984 Died 04/08/1944 Aged 28 2nd Bn. Irish Guards Son of John and Annie Gerrard, of Orrell, Lancashire. INSCRIPTION: ON WHOSE SOUL SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY. SADLY MISSED BY MOTHER, DAD AND FAMILY Buried at ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY Location: Calvados, France Cemetery/memorial reference: Coll. grave III. G. 3-12. See cemetery plan
2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards: Pre-embarkation List, May 1944 No. 1 Squadron, 2 Armoured Irish Guards No. 2 Troop Serial: 70 Vehicle No: 212283 Type of Vehicle: Sherman 2719937 Martin Holmes BRENNAN, 2 Irish Guards Serjeant, Tp Sjt 2722984 Thomas GERRARD, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, D/Op 2723035 W WINGROVE, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, G/Op 2721254 John STANSFIELD, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, G/Mech 1431437 A BURROWS, 2 Irish Guards Lance-Corporal, D/Mech Total Officers: Total Other Ranks: 5
PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: GERRARD, Thomas DOB: Place of Birth: Lancashire, England Residence: Lancashire, England Trade/Profession: Parents: John and Annie Gerrard, of Orrell, Lancashire. Probate: 26 Jun 1945, Liverpool, England Photo: SERVICE Army/Personal Number: 2722984 Rank: Guardsman Regiment/Battalion: Irish Guards, 2nd Armoured Battalion As at 01/09/1939: Enlisted: Pre-embarkation list, May 1944: Ref 70 CASUALTY CWGC Link: Casualty Details CWGC Certificate: Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 Date of Death: 04/08/1944 Age at Death: 28 Casualty Type: Killed in Action Cemetery: ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY Cemetery Plan: Cemetery Photo: Grave Reference: Coll. grave III. G. 3-12. Headstone Photo: Grave Registration: Grave Concentration: See CWGC Link [8 pages; Gdsm Gerrard not named on any, but pages cover relevant Collective Grave reference] Headstone: Reburial Date: Original Burial Place / Map Reference: Inscription: "On whose soul Sweet Jesus have mercy. Sadly missed by Mother, Dad and family" Army Casualty List (WO 417): 2722984 Guardsman GERRARD T 1944 Irish Guards The Times Casualty List: published MEDALS Campaign Medals: Medal Roll Details: REFERENCES War Diaries: War Diary: 2nd Armoured Battalion IRISH GUARDS, Jan - Dec 1944 Archive Files: WO 417, WO 171/1256 Publications: Accounts: War Memorial: Newspaper: Websites: Irish Guards: Roll of Honour - WWII Open Resource Group Grdsmn Thomas Gerrard ( - 1944) - Find A Grave Memorial
2IG Pre-embarkation list 2722984 Guardsman Gerrard T. 2 Armd - 70 From 2 Irish Guards (Armoured Battalion) | The National Archives Reference: WO 171/1256 Description: 2 Irish Guards (Armoured Battalion) Date: 1944 Jan.- Dec. No. 1 Squadron No. 2 Troop Serial: 70 Vehicle No: 212283 Type of Vehicle: Sherman 2719937 Serjeant BRENNAN M, Tp Sjt 2722984 Guardsman GERRARD T, D/Op 2723035 Guardsman WINGROVE W, G/Op 2721254 Guardsman STANSFIELD J, G/Mech 1431437 Lance-Corporal BURROWS A, D/Mech Total Officers: Total Other Ranks: 5