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Blessé au combat

Private

CHARLES WILLIAM

ANSELL

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Original Regiment joined (Based on their Service No)

General Service Corps

Date of death

Saturday, March 03, 1945

Location (from War Diary)

WINNEKENDONK, Germany

Family details

Son of Arthur Eugene and Winifred May Ansell (nee Blackford), of Kilburn, Middlesex.

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HIS STORY

Charles Ansell was born 19 September 1925 in Willesden, Middlesex. He was living in NW London in 1941.


Charles was Wounded in Normandy in July (and potentially again August 1944) and has a page here.


1st Bttn KOSB War Diary for the date of his death *(Could have been wounded in the action on the previous day) The 2 LINCOLNS having captured and consolidated WINNEKENDONK during the night, an armoured div was due to pass through and break through to the RHINE.


At about 1000 hrs the Bn changed dispositions, which were then as follows:-


HQ 001367,

A Coy 008362,

B Coy 007359,

C Coy 004351,

D Coy 002350

and the RAP remained where it had been throughout the battle, at 991367.


Civilians encountered were all farmer type and interested in nothing much else.


During the morning the RUR passed through WINNEKENDONK and took up position in the woods to the SOUTH.


IN MEMORIUM

Where he rests

Gravestone photograph

Mémorial

REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

58. G. 8.

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Find a Grave - Des Philippet

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