14406413, Private, Vincent James MEANEY
Aged 20
Born in Pewsey, Wiltshire in Q1-1924 [Pewsey 5a:221], lived in Birmingham. Son of Stephen James and Florence MEANEY (née ALEXANDER), later of Newmarket.
None have been identified in the 1939 register. |
Care has to be taken when researching this Regiment as the official spelling after 1920 is "WELCH".
On 9th July 1944 his battalion was in Colleville, a few miles west of Caen, Vincent being the only fatality that day. He was first buried at Colleville and moved to St. Manvieu on 15th October 1945 |
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