2614298 Lance-Corporal George Edward FARNWORTH, 1 Grenadier Guards: 12/08/1944

Date of Enlistment:
Army Number: 2614298
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: George Edward FARNWORTH
Unit: 1 Grenadier Guards


Killed in Action: 12 August 1944

See also:

• The Grenadier Guards in the war of 1939-1945, by Nigel Nicolson and Patrick Forbes v.1.
• From Page 94, 10 August 1944

 

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2627373/george-edward-farnworth/
LANCE CORPORAL GEORGE EDWARD FARNWORTH
Service Number: 2614298
Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
Date of Death: 12 August 1944
Age 30 years old
Buried or commemorated at BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Memorial Reference: Panel 12, Column 2.
Location: France
Additional Info: Son of William and Mary Farnworth; husband of Lilian Farnworth, of Orrell, Liverpool.

 

Hello. If you haven't already got a copy of the GG History, there's a link in post 1 to online version The History includes some sketch maps along with the regimental overview of the campaign in Normandy.

For a more detailed day-to-day account, specifically of the battalion, you should try to get a copy of the war diary. These are held at TNA, Kew. Afraid I don't have copies but if you are willing or able you can go to Kew yourself. Other forum members might have them already or could get copies for you at a rate much lower than TNA services.

See this link for 1st Bn war diary references:

• Grenadier Guards: Reference Thread

Quite often the most useful information in war diaries regarding positions & routes isn't the daily entries but in the Appendices. Here's a general info link in case you aren't already familiar with contents of war diaries.

• WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

Have you applied for copy of your grandfather's Service Records? These should confirm his service history within the regiment if you aren't certain he spent his entire time with 1GG.

• Request records of deceased service personnel
• Service Records application - MOD response timescale
  
• MOD ALREADY TRANSFERRING WW2 SERVICE FILES TO UK NATIONAL ARCHIVES 2021

Hope that helps a little. Good luck with your research and with the trip.

 

Thanks for adding those photos; I also like the image in post above the best. Fingers crossed someone will eventually recognise a relative and maybe supply some extra info. (Be sure to activate your Notifications via your account. From personal experience, it's not unusual for a reply from an interested party to appear years later.)

When you get an opportunity to check his records, would mind please adding his enlistment date? (I put them on nominal roll to help others who are awaiting records. Currently the Grenadier Nominal roll fewer annotations than eg WG or IG but I have quite a few updates to add to it, some time this year.)

 

Thanks.

Do you know at which cemetery? St. Charles de Percy, or ?