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
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.
His service records have been added to TNA catalogue: Name: H Jefferson . Service number: T/76203 . Date of birth: 17 February 1908 . | The National Archives Reference: WO 423/274580 Name: H Jefferson. Service number: T/76203. Date of birth: 17 February 1908.