| 6142398
Rifleman Lewis EDWARDS - King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Enlisted
at Hersham into the East Surrey Regiment Territorial Army
and posted to 6 Battalion |
20.12.1937 |
| Transferred
to the King's Royal Rifle Corps and posted to 1 Battalion,
Queen Victoria Rifles |
01.03.1939 |
| Embodied |
02.09.1939 |
| Reported
missing |
23.05.1940 |
| Confirmed
Prisoner of War, Stalag XXA |
27.05.1940 |
| Repatriated
to United Kingdom |
26.04.1945 |
| Attached
to 641 Company Royal Army Service Corps |
12.07.1945 |
| Attached
to 639 Company Royal Army Service Corps |
04.08.1945 |
| Attached
to 597 Company Royal Army Service Corps |
14.09.1945 |
Released
to Army Reserve
Auth: Navy, Army and Air Forces Reserve Act 1959. |
18.03.1946 |
| Service
with the Colours: 02.09.1939 - 17.03.1946
Overseas Service:
British Expeditionary Force 22.05.1940 - 26.05.1940
Germany (Prisoner of War) 27.05.1940 - 25.04.1945
Military Conduct: Exemplary
Testimonial: "A
very reliable, keen and hardworking clerk, sober, trustworthy
and shows much initiative in his work."
Medals issued etc: Territorial
Efficiency Medal, 1939-45 Star and War Medal 1939-45
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