Hi Mate and a belated welcome to the forum. Sapper J T Young Casualty I'm struggling to find 'Christy' or 'Christie' killed in 1994 in the Royal Engineers. Anything you can add to help narrow down the search for him? Looking forward to see in the pictures. Regards Andy
Hello again! I can't quite work out how to post the photo's to the forum, however I have added them to my profile and I have an album uploaded. Please take a look. Cheers
Thanks Andy, that's good of you mate. All we know is that they used to call him "CORPORAL CHRISTY." You could be right, it was probabily a nickname. Dad said this chap was always looking for "souveners! and they all used to warn him not to....he wouldn't listen.
001 CAMERON J D 14402747 274 FIELD COY 16/07/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS 002 HARDING J A 262527 274 FIELD COY 21/06/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS 003 NURDEN S E 2138553 274 FIELD COY 07/07/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS 004 PEPPER H 2020030 274 FIELD COY 16/07/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS 005 STEVENS K E 1948953 274 FIELD COY 30/06/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS 006 YOUNG J T 2126890 274 FIELD COY 23/06/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS All the men liste dabove are Sappers except one who is a Lieutenant. That said one of the could have been a acting Corporal.
001 AITON M 14436984 274 FIELD COY 18/11/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS 002 BUNTING J 2074450 274 FIELD COY 03/03/1945 ROYAL ENGINEERS 003 CUMINE R C 2885163 274 FIELD COY 19/10/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS 004 GRAHAM S 1942323 274 FIELD COY 24/02/1945 ROYAL ENGINEERS 005 PECK J E 1876255 274 FIELD COY 24/11/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS 006 SHACKLETON R A 228886 274 FIELD COY 15/02/1945 ROYAL ENGINEERS 007 SUTER J H 323954 274 FIELD COY 27/03/1945 ROYAL ENGINEERS 008 WRIGHT S 2157153 274 FIELD COY 29/10/1944 ROYAL ENGINEERS Wright is a Corporal but no obvious connection to 'Christie'. The unit appears not to have suffered many casualties so he may get a mention in the units war diary.
We are going to send for Dad's war record, I believe as I'm next of kin I can do this, its around 30quid I think? My mate Ronnyson, told me it will take a few months? Cheers.
Wizard, is this him? he looked older in the photo though...don't you think? CWGC :: Casualty Details Ronnyson