2657958 Gdsm Harold Arthur LILLEY, Coldstream Guards & REME

Hi There folks. Not sure if anyone can help but I am trying to find out more about the above man. He has a Palestine General Service Medal Gdsn with a number of second World War stars (1939/45) (Africa,)( Italy), (France and Germany) and a war medal along with a Africa General Service Medal (clasp Kenya) out as CFN 2657958 R.E.M.E.
Any information would be much appreciated.
Best regards.
B

 

Hi There folks. Not sure if anyone can help but I am trying to find out more about the above man. He has a Palestine General Service Medal Gdsn with a number of second World War stars (1939/45) (Africa,)( Italy), (France and Germany) and a war medal along with a Africa General Service Medal (clasp Kenya) out as CFN 2657958 R.E.M.E.
Any information would be much appreciated.
Best regards.
B

 

The Kenya clasp to the Africa General Service Medal was for min 90 days service between 21 October 1952 and 17 November 1956 during the Mau Mau uprising.

CFN = Craftsman. Transfer to REME was at earliest 1st October 1942 when it was formed.

The registers of attestation and enlistment, transfer and discharge of the Coldstreams are on findmypast, which I believe has free access to all military records this weekend.
British Army, Coldstream Guards 1800-1981 Browse | findmypast.com

The 3rd battalion Coldstream Guards was in Palestine from Autumn 1936.
Regimental History

No entry in the WW2 casualty lists.

 

Thanks for that Travers.
I have managed to find out that his name was Harold Arthur Lilley and he transfered to R.E.M.E. on 15th June 1944.
But still trying to find my way around the FMP website.