THOMPSON, George (LCpl)
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
6 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Grenadier Guards
Service:
Army
Number:
2618392
Died :
Saturday, June 10, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
28
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Lance Corporal George Thompson, 1 troop, was reported missing 10 June 1944 during operations at Normandy in the area of Le Plein, later confirmed killed in action.
Extract from the No.6 Commando War Diary
"10th June 1944. Place: In the field, Le Plein a.m. - 2 Troop kill 2 snipers with 'K' gun. We are heavily mortared. We answer with our own mortars. 0800 - Enemy attacks, all troops engage. By 1700 hrs all attacks definitely repelled. Suspect enemy got it in the neck. Our own casualties total 16."
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77 and WO417/78.
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