Wounded In Normandy
Pte A.G. Dorrington
Service No.
1558896
Company:
Unknown
Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).
Royal Artillery
Date Wounded:
Sunday, 06 August 1944
Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.)
Possibly wounded in attack around Montisanger/Le Pissot area
Albert George Dorrington was born in November 1915.
He was attested to the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1938 and was transferred to 1st KOSB in December 1943. However, the 1939 Register has his occupation listed as 'Demolition Labourer' and living with his wife, Gladys, in Leyton, Essex. (He married Gladys M Cowell in April 1938).
His medals were awarded in March 1950 and he was living in Leytonstone, Essex, at that time.
He died in 1979 in waltham Forest, Essex.
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