Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Gadsby
Initials:   R.
Rank:   Corporal
Army No.:  2611414
Notes:   CMP. 2 Northern Command Pro Coy (Nottingham). Enlisted in the Grenadier Guards, transferred to CMP. 17/10/41 Died. He was born in Staffordshire and resided in Derby. No inscription on gravestone. 2 (Northern Command) Pro Coy War Diary WO 166/54: 24 October 1941 Funeral of No. 2611414 Cpl. R Gadsby at Derby, acted as pallbearers. No mention of how he died. Casualty List 676, Home, Died, CMP, 2611414 Gadsby, 289, WS/Cpl, R, 17/10/1940. Robert Gadsby.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 17th October 1941
Company: 2 PRO COY NORTHERN COMMAND
Cemetery: DERBY (NOTTINGHAM ROAD) CEMETERY   UNITED KINGDOM
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