Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Macphedran
Initials:   K.M.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  11002242
Notes:   CMP. He was born and resided in Argyllshire and formerly served in the Royal Artillery. Inscription on a private gravestone: In loving memory of Kenneth Mackenzie Macphedran, L/Cpl, 6 Airborne Div Pro Coy, Killed in Action 22 December 1943, age 31 also his brother Sgt James Cunning Macphedran, Sgt, RAF, Killed in Action 22/12/1943, interred Uden, Holland, aged 31. He is shown as a Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer with 51 Squadron who flew Halifax II's from RAF Snaith, East Yorkshire. Shot down on a raid to Dusseldorf. Their Father, Mother and younger Brother (who was drowned) are buried in the same grave. 6 Airborne Div Pro Coy War Diary WO 166/1509. 23/12/1943, Bulford, L/Cpl Macphedran killed on parachute training.Kenneth Madckenzie Macphedran

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 22nd December 1943
Company: 6 AIRBORNE DIV PRO
Cemetery: GLASSARY (ACHNABREAC) BURIAL GROUND   UNITED KINGDOM
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