Wounded In 1944-45
Pte E Johnson
Service No.
4749283
Company:
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Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).
York & Lancaster Regiment
Date Wounded:
Thursday, 26 October 1944
Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.)
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Location (from War Diary)
SMAKT, Holland
Ernest Johnson was born on the 17th May, 1918.
In the 1939 Register his occupation is listed as 'Cinema Attendant'. *He was living with Alfred and Adelaide Redman in Wembley at that time. Between 1939 and 1949 he changed his name to Ernest Redman.
Ernest died in March 1996 in Hitchin and Stevenage at the age of 77. His name is listed as Ernest John Redman.
1st KOSB War Diary for date of wounds
Little shelling and mortaring during the day. What there were was of a large calibre.
A Coy standing patrol reported an enemy patrol of six men coming up the railway. Except for this little enemy movement was seen during the day.
Patrols as usual reported nothing unusual except two houses on fire on D Coy's right flank in area 793312, which lit up the surrounding country side.
A nebelwerfer fired one charge from the East side of the railway at the 3-inch mortars.
One man was shaken and subsequently evacuated.
