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2733663 Guardsman Arthur William CORNELIUS, 2 Welsh Guards: 13/05/1940

Discussion in 'The Brigade of Guards' started by dbf, Nov 15, 2019.

  1. dbf

    dbf Member

    Date of Enlistment: 1933
    Army Number: 2733663
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Arthur William CORNELIUS
    Unit: 2 Welsh Guards


    Date of Death 13/05/1940
     
    Last edited: May 6, 2024
  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    Name: Arthur William Cornelius . Date of Birth: 14/3/1915 . Place of Birth: Swansea .... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/77/499
    Name: Arthur William Cornelius.
    Date of Birth: 14/3/1915.
    Place of Birth: Swansea.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: [Guardsman].
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
    Service Number: 2733663.
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
    PoW number: [unspecified].
    Date of Death: 13/5/1940.
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 2.
     
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  3. dbf

    dbf Member

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2635058/arthur-william-cornelius/
    GUARDSMAN ARTHUR WILLIAM CORNELIUS
    Service Number: 2733663
    Regiment & Unit: 2nd Bn. Welsh Guards

    Date of Death: 13 May 1940
    Age 25 years old
    Buried or commemorated at HOOK OF HOLLAND GENERAL CEMETERY
    Grave Reference: Row F. Coll. grave 58-60.
    Location: Netherlands
    Additional Info: Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas Cornelius, of Swansea.
    Personal Inscription: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
     
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