WESTWOOD, George
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Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
'45 Commando RM'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PLY/X 4229
Born:
Sunday, April 19, 1925
Died :
Wednesday, January 10, 1951
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
25
Cemetery/Memorial:
Local Roll of Honour:
Sergeant George Westwood died when his patrol was ambushed in the Cameron Highlands area of Malaya [1][2][3].
George Westwood was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs George Westwood of Main Street, Dunton Bassett. Educated at Lutterworth Grammar School he was a keen sportsman and played for Lutterworth Town Rugby Football Club when available. Sergeant Westwood was married with a five month old child he had not seen as he had been serving in Malaya for six months. During World War Two he served on HMS Dido [3].
Sources
[1] AFM ROH.
[2] Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths 1948-1960.
[3] Rugby Advertiser - Friday 19 January 1951 / British Newspaper Archive.
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