Date of birth:

December 24th, 1896 (St Thomas/Devon, UK)

Date of death:

March 2nd, 1976 (West Wittering/West Sussex, UK)

Service number:

5114

Nationality:

British

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11 June 1944 WO 171/1396 - 1 Worcestershire Regiment
Brigadier Essame (214 Brigade) visited Battalion and gave talk to troops. Battalion had 4th Typhus inoculation.

20 September 1944 WO 171/838 - 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards
This Operation was part of the Airborne landings made on 17 Sep. and the whole consisted of a great drive by 30 Corps across the ESCAULT CANAL to GRAVE, across the WAAL at NIJMEGEN and the Lower Rhine at ARNHEM. 30 Corps was to be led by the Gds. Armd. Div. with 43 Div. following, the Regiment being under comd. 214 Inf. Bde. (Brigadier Essame DSO). The Gds. Armd. Div. had already got and through to NIJMEGEN and linked up with the 101 US Airborne Troops at EINDHOVEN. If the Bridge over the Rhine was blown, i.e. thus proving the failure to force the crossing, 43 Div. were to come through, their operation being divided into 4 phases as follows:-

2 November 1944 WO 171/1286 - 4 Dorsets
C.O. and I.O. of 1 Worcs arrived followed by Brig of 214 Bde.

1 December 1944 WO 171/838 - 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards
Brigadier Essame DSO, Comd. 214 Inf. Bde. called in the morning to see the Commanding Officer on our departure from 43 Div.

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