WIFFEN, Ronald Ivo



No.1837792, Gunner, Ronald Ivo WIFFEN
Aged 24


76 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
Killed in Action on Monday, 10th April 1944



Ronald Ivo Wiffen was born Ridgewell (Halstead Q1-1921 4A:1585 son of Harold Ivo and Rose WIFFEN (née RINGER)

In the 1939 register his parents were at 12a Council Houses,Ridgewell, father [26-3-1892] a Railway permanent way labourer, mother [17-9-1891]


The Regiment landed in Taranto, Italy on 9th December 1943 and by April 1945 were on the east coast of Italy with the 8th Army ready for the final offensive in Italy.


photo: findagrave.com -bbmir




photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission



Ronald Wiffen is buried in Forli War Cemetery, Italy grave 6:C:14

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