Date of death:

April 1st, 1945

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Reichswald Forest
Plot: 55. Row: B. Grave: 18.

Service number:

174576

Nationality:

British

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28 March 1945 WO 171/5084 - 13 Royal Horse
Mov to conc area by Regt gps of wheels and tracks via GOCH-GELDERN-WESEL. Arrive conc area in afternoon Op orders recd for commencement of adv next day at 1200 hrs by normal Bde Gps, 29 Armd Bde leading; 29 Armd Bde consist of 23H, 3 R Tks, 2 FF Yeo, and 8 RB with the Regt under comd. FOOs normal - except that BC G Bty and Capt Budgen are in sp of sqn of Inns of Court Regt.

30 March 1945 WO 171/5084 - 13 Royal Horse
Good Friday. 2 IC goes on UK leave. Major Davies (I Bty) to RHQ as 2 IC. FF Yeo to Inf Bde. Armd Bde was re-grouped as follows: 23 H & 8 RB and G Bty; 3 R Tks and 4 KSLI and H Bty: I Bty spare. FOOs normal, except that Capt Budgen still with Inns of Court until early afternoon. Capt Young with CO. Bde adv North of COESFELD to EMSDETTEN. Nasty pockets on route. Br across EMS blown. KSLI attack by night to MESUM - no opp.

1 April 1945 WO 171/5084 - 13 Royal Horse
Across canal by KSLI. Capt Budgen MC killed by sniper while in sp coy attack by 8 RB. Lieut Rollo tales his place as Tp Comd "B" Tp. Guns fairly busy with (a) CB and CM work (b) fire plans in wp of br-head (c) fire plans in sp of local mopping-up attacks on pockets, mostly flak sites, this side of the Canal. In evening 159 Inf Bde Gp take over the brhead.

• - Captain Gordon Douglas Heane Budgen | War Casualty Details 2037296 | CWGC
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