Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Longhurst
Initials:   W.A.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  5959086
Notes:   CMP. 52 Div Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Beds & Hertfordshire Regiment. 21/5/41 Transferred to CMP. 30/3/45 Died. He was born in London an resided in Hertfordshire. Inscription on gravestone: Not a day do we forget him in our hearts he's always near. Lizzie, Billie and Joy. No mention of death in Unit War Diary 52 Div Pro Coy. WO 171/4275. Casualty List 1727, Western Europe, Killed in Action, 30/3/1945. William Alfred Longhurst.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 30th March 1945
Company: 52 DIV PRO COY
Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY   GERMANY
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