MCFALL, William

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Rank: 
Fusilier
Unit / Base: 
1 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Artillery
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Service: 
Army
Service Number: 
1500881
Fusiler William McFall, No.1 Commando 3 Troop, was wounded 31 January 1945 during operations at Hill 170, Arakan, Burma. Post war member of the Commando Association from Dennistoun, Glasgow.
Service timeline
15.07.1939 enlisted Royal Artillery.
04.10.1940 transferred 6th Bn., Royal Welch Fusiliers. Later volunteered for the commandos.
31.01.1945 wounded Hill 170, Burma.
January 1946 Class 'A' Release to Reserve List.
 
Sources
RA Attestation Registers.
RWF Transfers in Registers.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/88.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 117 (2003).
 
Additional content: 
1 Commando, Roll of Wounded Hill 170 Kangaw
Archive pages : 
No 1 Commando

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