T/76203 Corporal Harry JEFFERSON, 11 Troop Carrying Company RASC, 25th May 1940

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  1. Gunner400

    Gunner400 Well-Known Member

    I am looking at a local lad who died on the 25th May 1940 and wondered if anybody could assist with any info such as place of fighting, info on war duties etc
    Corp T/76203 Harry Jefferson
    11Troop Carrying Coy
    RASC

    I know he is on the Dunkirk memorial and have a piece from the Hull Daily Mail about him being KIA and a photo of him.
    Hull Daily Mail BNA
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  2. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    For the record, full CWGC details & link

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2502145/harry-jefferson/
    CORPORAL HARRY JEFFERSON
    Service Number: T/76203
    Regiment & Unit/Ship: 11 Troop Carrying Coy. Royal Army Service Corps

    Date of Death: 25 May 1940
    Age 32 years old
    Buried or commemorated at DUNKIRK MEMORIAL
    Memorial Reference: Column 133.
    Location: France


    War Diary reference at TNA, Kew. (Doesn't appear to cover May. Many of WDs for that time were either lost / destroyed / reconstructed later ie after evacuation. Occasionally, date errors occur within TNA catalogue) :

    Should give you an idea where they were, what they were doing -
    11 Troop Carrying Company Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 167/1106
    Description: 11 Troop Carrying Company Royal Army Service Corps (RASC)
    Date: 1940 Jan. - Apr.
     
    Last edited: Dec 2, 2024
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  3. Gunner400

    Gunner400 Well-Known Member

    Mod thanks v Much for the above info
     
  4. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

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  5. Gunner400

    Gunner400 Well-Known Member

    dbf thanks v much that’s great
     

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