5050828 Sergeant Harry SALT, MID, 1st Reconnaissance Regiment: 30/04/1943

dbf · May 13, 2011

So the wheels are in motion - I will keep you posted.
Tom.

Tom
Am curious - did you ever receive a response?

Owen · Aug 1, 2015

Just looking at this old thread.
CWGC never did correct the details.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2196997/SALT,%20HARRY

Maybe someone should have sent off for his service records & sent them to CWGC.
Worked for me.

4jonboy · Aug 1, 2015

Owen

Can you download the forms for me (my printer is knackered) and post them to me please?
I'll pay to send off for his records
( I received some birthday money from a dear friend, and some of it could be spent on something far more meaningful to me than frittering it away)

Lesley

4jonboy · Aug 2, 2015

Have any members been in contact recently with Tom (MyOldDad)?
I have sent him a private message and waiting to see if he replies, as I would like him to confirm whether he chased up his contact with the CWGC about this headstone before I apply for the service records for Harry Salt.

Lesley

Owen · Aug 2, 2015

4jonboy said:

Have any members been in contact recently with Tom (MyOldDad)?
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I've just emailed him .
The CWGC would have amended the entry by now as this is an old thread.
The Attley date of death (see my old thread) error was corrected on their website within days of them getting the service records

4jonboy · Aug 4, 2015

Thanks Owen for the forms for the MOD. Also been in touch with Tom (MyOldDad) and received a copy of Harry's death certificate and the latest (2010) e-mail from CWGC, which I shall keep and forward to them, along with the service records.

Will be posting forms to MOD tomorrow, hoping they won't take too long.

Lesley

Tullybrone · Aug 4, 2015

Hi,

Hope all goes well with your attempts to right this wrong.

I applied MOD 26th June and received standard letter 23rd July with "up to a year to wait" warning. Papers arrived yesterday 3rd August.

Good Luck

Steve Y

Owen · Aug 4, 2015

4jonboy said:

Will be posting forms to MOD tomorrow, hoping they won't take too long.
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Glad I poked this old thread now.
I was viewing who was online the other day & saw a 'Guest' on it, had a read & thought I'd comment.
If anyone else comes across any unresolved threads , bump them back up, see what happens.

dbf · Aug 15, 2015

From The Glasgow Herald, August 18, 1943:

Guardsman V.C. Routed German Companies Single-Handed

An Irish Guardsman who single-handed attacked massed bodies of the enemy in Tunisia and broke up their attacks, has been awarded the Victoria Cross. He is Lance-Corporal John Patrick Kenneally (2722925) of Tipton, Staffs.

The Bou feature dominates all ground east and west between MEDJEZ EL BAB and TEBOURBA. It was essential to the final assault on Tunis that this feature should be captured and held. A Guards brigade assaulted and captured a portion of the Bou on April 27, 1943.

The IRISH GUARDS held on to points 212 and 214 on the western end of the feature, which points the Germans frequently counter-attacked. While a further attack to capture the complete feature was being prepared, it was essential for the Irish Guards to hold on. They did.

On April 28, positions held by one company of the Irish Guards on the ridge between points 212 and 214 were about to be subjected to an attack by the enemy. Approximately one company of the enemy were seen forming up preparatory to attack, and Lance-Corporal Kenneally decided that this was the right moment to attack them himself.

Single-handed, he charged down the bare forward slope straight at the main enemy body, firing his Bren gun from the hip as he did so. This outstanding act of gallantry, and the dashing with which it was executed, completely unbalanced the enemy company, which broke up in disorder. Lance-Corporal Kenneally then returned to the crest further to harass their retreat.

Lance-Corporal Kenneally repeated this remarkable exploit on the morning of April 30, 1943, when, accompanied by a sergeant of the Reconnaissance Corps, he again charged the enemy forming up for an assault. This time he so harassed the enemy, inflicting many casualties, that the projected attack was frustrated. The enemy’s strength was again about one company.

It was only when he was noticed hopping from one fire position to another farther to the left to support another company, carrying his gun in one hand and supporting himself on a Guardsman with the other, that it was discovered he had been wounded. He refused to give up his Bren gun, claiming that he was the only one who understood that gun, and continued to fight all through that day with great courage, devotion to duty, and disregard for his own safety.

The magnificent gallantry of this N.C.O. on these two occasions under heavy fire and his unfailing vigilance and remarkable accuracy were responsible for saving many valuable lives during the days and nights in the forward positions. His actions also played a considerable part in holding those positions, and this influenced the whole course of the battle. His rapid appreciation of the situation, his initiative, and his extraordinary gallantry in attacking single-handed a massed body of the enemy and breaking up an attack on two occasions were an achievement that can seldom have been equalled. His courage in fighting all day when wounded was an inspiration to all ranks.

Lance-Corporal Kenneally’s V.C. is the 73rd of the war and the 13th of the North African campaign. Seven of the North African awards were posthumous, and all but 3 of the 13 were to Army personnel.
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4jonboy · Aug 22, 2015

Good news. I received Harry Salt's comprehensive service records today (well done MOD, sent in under 2 weeks) and it confirms he was in 1st Recce.
I shall be contacting CWGC next week and sending the appropriate paperwork.

I'll post details up as soon as I can.

Lesley

4jonboy · Sep 17, 2015

Brilliant news and a quick result. It's made my day and I'm dead chuffed

After e-mailing CWGC on the 28th August with Harry Salt's service records, they have corrected their on-line details to 1st Reconnaissance Corps.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2196997/SALT,%20HARRY

Couple of his service records attached, but I will put all of his records in an Album in my Gallery in the near future in case any of his family are researching him.

Lesley

dbf · Sep 17, 2015

Great result, well done Lesley.

Smudger Jnr · Sep 17, 2015

A great result by all involved.

Let's hope that the Headstone is ammended as soon as possible.

Regards
Tom

CL1 · Sep 17, 2015

Good work Lesley

Regards
Clive

Owen · Sep 17, 2015

4jonboy said:

Brilliant news and a quick result. It's made my day and I'm dead chuffed
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Result.
Well done you.

Recce_Mitch · Sep 17, 2015

Well done Lesley

Cheers
Paul

4jonboy · Sep 22, 2015

Harry Salt's Service Records now in Gallery for future reference.
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Brief description:

Harry Salt, MID, Army Number 5050828

Enlisted in Army Reserve-Militia 15/9/1939 in The North Staffordshire Regiment
2nd NSR Disembarked (France)BEF-23/4/40
Arrived back in Leeds, UK 1/6/40

Transferred to 1st Recce WEF 22/1/41
Officially attested into Regular Army with 1st Recce on 6/1/43, whilst "in the field".
Embarked UK 27/2/43
Disembarked BNAF (North Africa) 9/3/43
Killed in Action 30/4/43

RIP Harry

Lesley

Recce_Mitch · Sep 22, 2015

Thanks for posting, now all I need now is an updated Headstone photo when they get around to replacing it.

Cheers
Paul

4jonboy · Apr 30, 2016

Remembering Today
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2196997/SALT, HARRY
Sgt. HARRY SALT
Service No: 5050828
Date of Death: 30/04/1943
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Reconnaissance Corps, 1st Regt.
Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Grave Reference: V. G. 9
Cemetery: MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Thomas and Sarah Hannah Salt, of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent

Link to service records:
Sgt. Harry Salt, MID. 1st Recce | WW2Talk

dbf · Apr 30, 2019

From War Diary: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS, September 1939 - July 1944

THE RECCE CORPS TROOP.

This Troop, No. 11, I think, was invaluable to the Bn, and fought alongside No. 1 Coy, on Pt 212, in a way that roused the respect of the Bn. I should particularly like to draw attention to the conspicuous conduct of a Sgt SALT, whose unfailing devotion to duty, ardent zeal in shooting down Germans, meant that 212 was never in much danger. The whole of the Troop deserve, and have, our unqualified admiration and gratitude.

(Sgd) D.J.L. FITZGERALD, Captain,
Adjutant 1st Battalion Irish Guards.
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