Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Heighway
Initials:   H.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  102391
Notes:   CMP. 111 Pro Coy. 15/9/39 enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps, later Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps. 1/2/41 transferred to CMP. 25/10/43 Died. He was born in Gateshead and resided in Newcastle upon Tyne. War Diary 111 Pro Coy, WO 169/13254. 24/10/1943 normal routine duties. One L/Cpl admitted to hospital due to motorcycle accident which proved fatal. Casualty List 1301, corrections, List 1287, North Africa, Died should read Died Result of Accident, 25/10/1943. Inscription on gravestone: Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends. Henry Highway.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 25th October 1943
Company: 111 PRO COY
Cemetery: SALERNO WAR CEMETERY   ITALY
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