2723368 Harry LETCHFORD, 2 Irish Guards

Casualty

Guardsman LETCHFORD, HARRY
Service Number 2723368
Died 05/03/1945
Aged 21
2nd Bn. Irish Guards
Son of Ernest and Ellen Letchford, of Orpington, Kent.
INSCRIPTION: HE SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD
Buried at REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Cemetery/memorial reference: 54. E. 18.
See cemetery plan

 

2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards: Pre-embarkation List, May 1944

HQ Squadron, 2 Armoured Irish Guards

Serial: 10
Vehicle No: 228546
Type of Vehicle: Sherman

• 267573 Duncan LAMPARD, Irish Guards Lieutenant, Tp Offr
• 2720301 H WILLIAMSON, 2 Irish Guards Lance-Corporal, G/Op
• 2723368 Harry LETCHFORD, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, G/Mech
• 2717773 W McKENDRY, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, D/Op
• 2720158 G KNIGHT, 2 Irish Guards Lance-Corporal, D/Mech

Total Officer: 1
Total Other Ranks: 4