2nd Btn - Seaforth Highlanders - 51st Highland Division

I am tracing GEORGE SMITH MACDONALD (1915-1994) who was a Private [No. 2819652] in the 2nd Btn of the Seaforth Higlanders - 51st Highland Division.
He was at St Valerie (Valery) in June 1940 - wounded at Enfidaville, Tunisia in 1943 and in the follow up of the D-Day Landings at Sword Beach.
Would be interested if anyone knows of George or the places mentioned at those times.
thanks
Bob

 

If he was at St Valery 1940, he was one of very few to get home. Was he wounded and evacuated? What was the date of his wound in Tunisia? and do you mean he was wounded again in Normandy? and that was the end of his war?

 

Hi Bob,

Here's the units war diaries covering WW2 that are held at the National Archives in London.

WO 166/4649 INFANTRY: 2 Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's). 1939 Sept.- Oct., 1940 June - Nov., 1941 Jan.- Dec.
WO 166/8948 2 Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) 1942 Jan.- May
WO 167/819 2 Seaforth Highlanders (Ross Shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's) 1939 Oct.-1940 May
WO 169/5059 2 Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) 1942 June- Dec
.WO 169/10291 2 Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) 1943 Jan.- Dec
.WO 171/1369 2 Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) 1944 Jan.- Dec.
WO 171/5267 2 Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) 1945 Jan.-Dec
.WO 171/9280 2 Seaforth 1946 Jan.- June

 

If you write to the The Highlanders' Museum - Fort George they may be able to help you out. They were great when I asked about someone from the WW1..

 

Just ensuring we have the right man

George Smith MacDonald

Birth: 26 Apr 1915 - Moray, Scotland
Death: 25 Jan 1994 - woodlands, New Zealand

TD

edited to add:


From another source:
George MacDonald
Birth 26 APR 1915 in Feddan, Dyke, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Death 25 JAN 1994 in Woodlands Rest home, Fielding, New Zealand


Father: Alexander MacDonald

Mother: Margaret MacKinnon


Have you applied for his service records ?? - link https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records#how-to-apply-for-service-personnel-records