GELSTHORPE, Gladwin
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Prior Police Service:
Yes
Regiment/Corps:
York and Lancaster Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
14241628
Born:
Monday, January 31, 1916
Birthplace:
Outwood, nr Wakefield
Died:
1989
Place died:
Barnsley
Age:
73
Private Gelsthorpe, No.3 Commando, is recorded as being at 5 General Hospital in Bone, North Africa, date not known.
Gladwin Gelsthorpe joined the Police at Wakefield in 1937 and was stationed at Wombwell for 12 months, before moving to Keighley Town Section. In June 1942 he enlisted into the Armed Forces after volunteering for commando service. He was part of the 2nd Police Intake to the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre) at Achnacarry. Upon completion of his training he was attached to No.3 Commando and served until the end of the war. He re-joined the Police and was posted to Otley before moving to Baildon in 1947 where he remained for the next 8 years. In 1956 Constable Gelsthorpe was promoted Sergeant and transferred to Ecclesfield, Rotherham Division.
Sources
No.3 Cdo War Diary / List of OR's at 5 General Hospital, Bone, North Africa.
The 1939 Register covering Keighley.
Report on his promotion and WW2 service in the Shipley Times and Express 7/11/56 page 5.
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