My uncle Edward Walter Hunt died in Norway on 18/7/1945. He was a Lance Corporal in Royal Engineers Artisan Works Coy. Does anybody have any info please? Yvonne
Welcome to the forum service records is the way to go https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records HUNT, EDWARD WALTER Rank: Lance Corporal Service No: 2195710 Date of Death: 18/07/1945 Age: 34 Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers 722 Artisan Works Coy. Grave Reference: British Plot. A. 6. Cemetery: BODO CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Edward John and Hannah Hunt; husband of Alice Mary Hunt, of Ilford, Essex.http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2186453/HUNT,%20EDWARD%20WALTER
There's a few unit war diaries that may be of interest at the National Archives in London WO 166/3903 ROYAL ENGINEERS: COMPANIES: 722 Artisan Works Company. 1940 Oct.- 1941 Mar. WO 169/1925 722 Artizan Works Company (Art Wks Coy) 1941 Apr.- Dec. WO 169/5345 722 Artizan Works Company (Art Wks Coy) 1942 Jan.- Dec. WO 169/10757 722 Artizan Works Company (Art Wks Coy) 1943 Jan.- Dec. WO 170/1764 Companies: 722 Company 1944 Jan.- Mar. WO 171/5635 722 Company 1945 Jan.- May WO 171/8517 722 Art Works Company 1945 June - Sept., Dec. Cheers Andy
Ybaker44, I hope you see this... L/cpl Hunt killed and l/cpl bowling wounded clearing minefield at Bodo, Norway. 2 Norwegian engineers and 4 german engineers killed, 2 Norwegian engineers injured and 2 Germans injured in same incident. Hope this helps.
