South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial | SWFHS Area Memorials |
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| St. Manvieu War Cemetery | Avon Dassett |
| Date and Place Enlisted | Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed |
| Not known | Operation Overlord |
| Place of Death | Military Service Information |
| near Bronay | Arrived in France on 26 Jun 1944 |
Circumstances Leading to Death
On the 26th June, the Battalion's Rifle Companies and the Battalion HQ arrived in France, completing their move to the Concentration Area at Subles. The vehicles arrived on the 29th June, and the Battalion was now assembled and ready for action.
Orders were given to consolidate 8th Corp's area, and 1/5th Welch moved to Bronay. They remained in these positions until relieved by 4 Welch, on the very early morning of the 3rd July.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 16 Jan 1920 at Hayton, Yorkshire | |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| Walter and Violet Mary Kempley | Sibford Gower, Oxfordshire |
| Downside School 1931 - 1937 | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1921 - Bielby, Pocklington, York | 1939 - Builders Labourer |
| 1939 - Avon Dassett | |
