Corps of Military Police

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  
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