Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Chadbourne
Initials:   G.S.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  7689897
Notes:   CMP. He was born in Nottingham and resided in Doncaster. 44 Division were part of 12 Corps stationed in Kent and Surrey. Inscription on gravestone: God will clasp the broken chain closer when we meet again. Evlyn, Loving wife 15 Nov 1911 - 29 April 1998. Together again in God. 44 Div Pro Coy War Diary, 166/6275, 8/3/1942 1 Sgt (Eastoe) and 1 L/Cpl (Chadbourne) died as a result of an road accident 7/3/19423. Both wore crash helmets but nonetheless sustained severe head injuries. Casualty List 775, Home, Died as a result of an accident, 8/3/1942. George Stanley Chadbourne.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 8th March 1942
Company: 44 DIV PRO COY
Cemetery: ARMTHORPE (SS LEONARD AND MARY) CHURCHYARD   UNITED KINGDOM
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