Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Dawson
Initials:   S.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  2656518
Notes:   CMP. 23 Armd Bde Pro Unit. Enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, 6/6/1938 to Army Reserve 382 (i) KR, 19/2/1940 transferred to CMP. Died 21/11/42. War Diary WO 169/4265. 23 Armd Bde Pro Unit. 21/11/42 news received of accidental death of 2656518 L/Cpl Dawson S, whilst en route to Alexandria on leave. Casualty List 1004, Middle East, Accidentally killed, 21/11/1942. Inscription on gravestone: Till we meet again. He was born and resided in Lincoln. Samuel Dawson.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 21st November 1942
Company: 23 ARMD BDE PRO UNIT
Cemetery: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY   EGYPT
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