BRIGGS, George William
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Rank:
WO2 Troop Sergeant Major
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Armoured Corps
Service:
Army
Service Number:
7887844
Died :
Monday, August 26, 1946
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
31
Cemetery/Memorial:
Warrant Officer 2 Troop Sergeant Major George Briggs died in the UK of wounds received at Normandy, France. Son of George William and Dolores Briggs; husband of Sheila J. Briggs, of Warminster, Wiltshire.
19 August 1942 (Lance Sergeant) wounded during operations at Dieppe, France.
Sources
CWGC
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/77.
WW2 Medal Cards Index.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/49.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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