WILSON, Ronald
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Rank:
Signalman
Unit / Base:
Special Service (Commando) Group, Brigade, and Brigade Signals
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Corps of Signals
Service:
Army
Service Number:
14579561
Service Record:
WO422 / Apv000675936
Born:
Sunday, September 7, 1924
Birthplace:
Hull, Yorkshire
Signalman Ronald Wilson from Hull served in 1 Special Service (later renamed Commando) Brigade Signal Troop from 18 December 1943 until the end of the war. Active service included Normandy, France, and the advance to Germany. Post war recipient of the General Service Medal (with Palestine Clasp).
Service timeline
01.04.1943 enlisted General Service Corps.
27.05.1943 posted Royal Corps of Signals.
18.12.1943 posted No.1 Special Service Brigade Signal Troop
05.06.1944 - 08.09.1944 active service North West Europe.
09.09.1944 - 12.01.1945 service in UK.
13.01.1945 - 23.08.1945 active service North West Europe.
24.08.1945 - 24.10.1945 service in UK.
25.10.1945 - 06.06.1947 active service Middle East (inc. Palestine) 3 Division Signal Regiment.
07.06.1947 - 01.09.1947 service in UK ends to Reserve List.
Sources
Service Record / Ancestry.
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