FEATHERSTONE, Charles Roland
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Known as:
Ron
Rank:
Bombardier
Unit / Base:
10 Commando
10 Commando HQ troop
Prior Police Service:
Hull City Police Force
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Service Number:
14241625
Born:
Thursday, September 6, 1917
Died :
Saturday, May 11, 1985
Place died or last resided:
North Humberside
Age:
67
Bombardier Charles Featherstone served in the HQ of No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando. He volunteered for the Commandos from the Police enlisting on 23 July 1942 as part of the 2nd Police Intake to the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry. Active service included North West Europe. Received a Combined Operations Certificate of Good Service from Maj. Gen. R.E. Laycock C.C.O. dated 1 March 1946.
Charles Roland 'Ron' Featherstone was a Police Constable in 1939 residing in Kingston upon Hull with his parents. His father Arthur was a retired Police Inspector. Ron re-joined the Hull City Police after the war and by 1967 was a Police Inspector. Member of the Commando Association.
Sources
RA Tracer Card / RA Museum.
WW2 Medal Cards Index.
Commando Association newsletters 45 (1967) and 73 (1981).
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 81 (1985).
The 1939 Register covering Kingston upon Hull.
England and Wales Government Probate Death index - Humber, probate date 19 June 1985.
[Images] His son Roland Featherstone.
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