AGNEW, John French
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Rank:
Corporal
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
5335029
13 September 1941 No.2 Commando Detachment to Gibraltar, and then Freetown via Ghana and Lagos, rejoining the main body of the commando seven months later.
- 11 September 1943 wounded during operations at Salerno, Italy.
- 1949 resided Belfast.
Sources
[1] Linked Content below
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/67.
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/67.
[3] No.2 Commando handwritten list of names.
[4] WW2 Medal Cards Index.
Notes
[3] above records promoted Corporal 1944 attached 2 Special Service Bde., 3 Nov. 1944. Next of kin shown as wife in Belfast. There is a photo of 2 Commando 2 Troop Dec. 1942 in the gallery where a Pte Agnew is named. Awaits confirmation.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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