Casualty Lance Corporal ENGLAND, JOHN MARTIN HARRY Service Number 2701659 Died 28/05/1944 Aged 19 2nd Bn. Scots Guards Son of Charles L. and Alice England, of Beckenham, Kent. INSCRIPTION: THEY HAVE LEFT FOR OTHERS TO GARNER THE GRAIN THAT THEY HELPED TO SOW Buried at CASSINO WAR CEMETERY Location: Italy Number of casualties: 3992 Cemetery/memorial reference: I. J. 2. See cemetery plan
The circumstances of Corporal England's death are mentioned on pg 237 of the SG History: Monte Grande , Monte Piccolo & Arce May 1944. Excerpt of War Diary for 2CG, to which S Company SG were attached: Monte Grande , Monte Piccolo & Arce May 1944. Confirmation from SG History Appendices - Roll of Honour - that Cpl ENGLAND was serving with S Company SG when he was killed. Monte Grande , Monte Piccolo & Arce May 1944.
Lance Corporal ENGLAND, JOHN MARTIN HARRY Service Number 2701659 Died 28/05/1944 Aged 19 2nd Bn. Scots Guards Oral History of William Corbould - Officer serving with 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards (Imperial War Museum) 14 records. Corbould, William Robert (Oral history) These are MP3 files. 5/14 (0 mins - 10 mins) describes the battle on Monte Piccolo and makes reference to 'S' Company being in hand to hand combat on their left flank. Also 4/14 describes his experience at the battle of Monte Cassino.