Hi all, I'm currently doing some research on the 45th light ack ack regt, and came across this casualty. Lieutenant Kenneth Arthur Williamson 198892 Casualty There's a few queries which I hope someone will help me answer. He's buried in the Argenta Gap Cemetery having died on 20/4/1945 except on this day the 45th LAA were performing garrison duties hundreds of miles away ,near Naples. They had been renamed the 603rd Infantry Regt RA in January. (Although other casualties in this period show the 45th LAA as their regiment, so this doesn't seem unusual). However, nothing about Williamson is mentioned throughout the war diary of the 603rd unlike the other casualties and he is last mentioned in August 1944, as part of "C" Troop of 135 Battery. For comparison, The most recent casualty was a Gnr Jackson who died the month before, and was buried at Bari Cemetery Casualty A search on the FMP casualty list shows that Williamson died of wounds on the 20th April 1945, but there isn't any record stating when he is wounded. Does that mean he died of wounds that were sustained on that same day? Also on the FMP Casualty List, his regiment isn't listed, his unit is simply titled "Lt A.A Regt". I'm not too sure if I can save/share the casualty list, but next to this there is a handwritten "X4 CMF". Is this related with the X(4) list seen on service records? I'm speculating that he was killed or died in an accident en route to a new posting, but can someone please confirm what this means? The FMP Record is here: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO417/0057651 Thanks, nemo
1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION 66 Radcliffe Road, Bury, Lancashire NAME DOB OCCUPATION Frederick A Williamson 11 Sep 1882 Leather Representative Catherine L Williamson 03 Feb 1891 Unpaid Domestic Duties Sorry, this record is officially closed.
