Any info please on 14670114 Pte Gerald Arthur BRISTOW, Hallamshire Bn, York & Lancs Regt: 25/06/1944

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  1. aged

    aged Junior Member

    Any information please on Private 14670114 Gerald Arthur Bristow The Hallamshire Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Killed in Action near Tessel wood on Sunday 25th June 1944 aged 18. Gerald was born in Belper.
     
  2. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Full CWGC details and link, for the record:

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2218527/gerald-arthur-bristow/
    PRIVATE GERALD ARTHUR BRISTOW
    Service Number: 14670114
    Regiment & Unit: The Hallamshire Bn., York and Lancaster Regiment
    Date of Death: 25 June 1944
    Age 18 years old
    Buried or commemorated at TILLY-SUR-SEULLES WAR CEMETERY
    Grave Reference: III. D. 12.
    Location: France
    Additional Info: Son of Cyril Arthur and Ada Bristow, of Belper, Derbyshire.
    Personal Inscription: THOUGH FAR AWAY HIS GRAVE MAY LIE THOUGHTS OF HIM WILL NEVER DIE


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  3. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

  4. Gareth Smith

    Gareth Smith Well-Known Member

    Afternoon,

    There are a couple of casualty lists on FMP for Pte Bristow:

    Casualty List (Wounded): https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO417/079/0161&parentid=GBM/WO417/0749396
    Casualty List (Casualty report date wrong): https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO417/083/0079&parentid=GBM/WO417/0824115
    Casualty List (DoW): https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO417/079/0534&parentid=GBM/WO417/0760195

    In the National Archives:
    Army Roll of Honour: 6117-6160 | The National Archives
     
  5. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

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