Captain PS Wadsworth - Royal Engineers

Hi all

Trying to establish name of Captain P.S. Wadsworth of the Royal Engineers

He worked in Bomb Disposal probably in WW2, and was still in service in 1949.

Any Ideas if it is Peter Wadsworth?

Thanks

Alan

 

Hi

Could it be this chap? Peter Samuel WADSWORTH (368971).

He was in the RE but wasn't commissioned until 1946.

Previous Service Number pre-comissioning 14096359

Hope this helps

Gus

 

Hi Gus

Thanks for that

It is possible he was just after the war, as I have a 1949 photo of him disposing of a Bomb in Fraserburgh. He is mentioned in a 1953 book also.

Regards

Alan

 

From the Liverpool Echo 09 Apr 1952.



Gus

 

Lincolnshire Echo 02 October 1948

 

The Sphere 28 January 1950

 

Many thanks gmyles. great info there.

 

'Peter Wadsworth' is mentioned in a couple of books - 'A Photographic Story of War Time Bomb Disposal by Eric Wakeling -

And Highly Explosive by John Frayn Turner -

 

Lt Col Peter Samuel Wadsworth was my father. He died 9 Sept 2001. He served in India, Aden, Germany, Gibraltar and did atomic bomb testing in Chistmas Island in the early ‘50s. I have many pictures of his achievements with bombs which will evdntually go to the RE museum

 

Welcome to the forum, you must be very proud of your father.
The Herts & Essex Observer, Friday, May 4, 1951