Date of birth:

February 25th, 1920 (St Mary's Hale/Lancashire, Great Britain)

Date of death:

2005

Service number:

2696194

Nationality:

British

Chadwick enlisted in the Scots Guards straight from school in 1938, and served in Africa and North West Europe, at times with David Stirling's SAS and the SBS under Lord Jellicoe. Following discharge in 1948 he became a water engineer for Turner and Newall, travelling a great deal abroad.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

F Company, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards

Awarded on:

February 24th, 1944

Citation:
"In the night attack on the Tobacco Factory Area, BATTIPAGLIA on Sept. 11th, this Guardsman showed outstanding bravery and dash.

He personally accounted for several German machine-gunners with his own bayonet. On one occasion a Spandau opened up at him at short range, one bullet grazed his lip, one went through his steel helmet and three through his haversack - he at once charged the post and killed the occupants.

He was last seen in company with a Sgt. and another guardsman attacking a more distant Spandau post and was later reported "Missing".

On Nov 2nd he walked into our lines in civilian clothes."

WO 373/4/445

• Photo 1: Justin Chadwick
• Photo: John McSorley
  
• - The London Gazette Publication date:22 February 1944 Issue:36394Page:937
  - The Telegraph