Casualty Guardsman THOMAS, HANSEL Service Number 2738931 Died 02/08/1944 Aged 20 3rd Bn. Welsh Guards Son of Thomas Henry and Annie Thomas, of Aberdare, Glamorgan. INSCRIPTION: TO THE WORLD, A SOLDIER; TO US, THE WORLD. EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS. MAM, MILES AND LES Buried at AREZZO WAR CEMETERY Location: Italy Number of casualties: 1232 Cemetery/memorial reference: II. C. 25. See cemetery plan
Visited Hansel on 17.07.24, the day following the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Arezzo. I left a message on a cross each of the five 3WG chaps who rest there, along with another to Alan Shutler (2 Coy GG) attached to 3WG - the cousinof a good friend, and other men from 6AD. Cymru Am Byth
