2734252 Richard Salathiel EVANS, 1 Welsh Guards

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    Casualty
    Lance Serjeant EVANS, RICHARD SALATHIEL
    Service Number 2734252
    Died 07/09/1944
    Aged 26
    * 13th Bn. Welsh Guards
    Son of William and Irene Evans; husband of Gwendoline Mary Evans, of Acocks Green, Birmingham.
    INSCRIPTION: HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE LOVED AND THOSE HE LOVED WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
    Buried at LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY
    Location: Limburg (Belgium), Belgium
    Number of casualties: 783
    Cemetery/memorial reference: I. C. 13.
    See cemetery plan


    * This is an error, there were only 3 battalions in the Regiment during WW2. CWGC Grave Registration report states he served with 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
     
    Last edited: Nov 19, 2019

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