823356 Guardsman George CALEY, 3 Grenadier Guards: 21/05/1940

Army Number: 823356
Rank: Guardsman
Name: George CALEY
Unit: Royal Artillery ; 3 Grenadier Guards

 

Name: George Caley . Date of Birth: 6/9/1915 . Place of Birth: Kidderminster,... | The National Archives
WO 416/54/298
Name: George Caley.
Date of Birth: 6/9/1915.
Place of Birth: Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Grenadier Guards.
Service Number: 823356.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
PoW number: [unspecified].
Date of Death: 21/5/1940.
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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GUARDSMAN G CALEY
Service Number: 823356
Regiment & Unit: 3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards
Date of Death: 21 May 1940
Age 27 years old
Buried or commemorated at ESQUELMES WAR CEMETERY
Grave Reference: IV. A. 5.
Location: Belgium
Additional Info: Husband of Janet Caley, of Lincomb Bank, Worcestershire.
Personal Inscription: BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES ARE ALL THAT IS LEFT OF THE ONE I LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET

 

Originally enlisted in Royal Artillery in 1932
Served with 100th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Transferred to the Army Reserve 2nd October 1936
Re-enlisted in the Grenadier Guards 31st March 1937