Wounded In 1944-45
Pte R Wells
Service No.
3782813
Company:
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Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).
The King's Regiment
Date Wounded:
Friday, 13 April 1945
Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.)
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Location (from War Diary)
WILDESHAUSEN
Pte Wells was wounded twice during the War.
Details from previous wounds in June 1944 (Serving with The King's Regiment at that time).
Full Name
Wells, R
Fate
Wounded
Incident Details
Reported to War Office Casualty Branch for 24 hours ending at 9.00.
Incident Date
24 Jun 1944
Information
Casualty List No 1481.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
3782813
Duty Location
North West Europe
Service
British Army
Regiment
King's Regiment
Battalion
8th Battalion
1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds
During the morning there was intermittent shelling of the town and several O.Rs were wounded.
At 1020 hrs the enemy launched a counter attack down the line of the rly from 472793 and from 467784 simultaneously on "D" Coy in posn in the sta area.
Fd Arty followed by Med Arty dispersed the attack from the WEST before it had time to form up properly.
The attack down the rly was shelled by Fd Arty and smoke was fired at fairly close range.
3 P.W. captured came from 7/2/115 P.G.R. and from their statements, enemy casualties were at least 1 Offr ORs killed and 3 wounded.
The remainder of the enemy withdrew in some confusion and at great speed, harassed by Fd and Med Arty fire.
During the afternoon the town was bombed by Spitfires as far as we could see, killing 1 and wounding 4 ORs and writing off 1 Carrier.
During the afternoon "C" Coy cleared the houses in the area 480788, inflicting several casualties on the enemy.
