I am anxious to try and identify a training unit referred to in a cousins WW 2 military record. He died at home in 1940, family story is from shrapnel wound near brain during Dunkirk evacuation, however his death cert states died of TB. Sergeant Patrick Bernard McMahon, Royal Artillery (from Tralee, Co. Kerry Ireland) Is there any information about 5th training unit.
I've had a quick check on Findmypast as I thought he may have an RA casualty card but there doesn't seem to be one, but his entry in the attestation book has "29.6.40 Para 383 KR (XVI)", KR being Kings Regulations, I've checked this and its discharged as no longer fit or service. He also isn't listed on the casualty returns which I would expect if he had been wounded - and no sign on the page you have posted of a note of him being wounded. Alistair
Hi From the record above, he was evacuated (to UK?) on 8.4.40 and posted to that training regiment on the same day. Dunkirk was from 26th May to 4th June 1940, so no way he could have been there - Battle of Dunkirk - Wikipedia For others information, here is what you have on findagrave - Sgt Patrick Bernard McMahon (1914 - 1940) - Find A Grave Memorial regards Robert
Thank you everyone for your input, I had a suspicion that the story was a myth, but why it was concocted I have no idea. Most references to his death mention TB, and I know there was a history of TB in that family. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Now that I have re-read 5 Fd Trg Regt, Dover, Bonhill, 1939-43. It's of course Dover and Bonhill. Bonhill is of course in Scotland nr Loch Lomond. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place...f1c4fb58!8m2!3d55.978918!4d-4.572175?hl=en-GB BBC - WW2 People's War - Memories from Eastleigh Nursing Home, Peterculter: Sam Murray
Ps I meant the regiment he was with in France. I have all the Artillery war diaries for this period and if he was injured in April he may well get a mention.
