Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Swinger
Initials:   A.W.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  1916939
Notes:   CMP. He was born in London SW and resided in Ipswich and formerly served in the Royal Engineers. 78 Div Pro Coy War Diary WO 170/4403. 17/6/1945 L/Cpl Swinger involved in an accident with a German vehicle on the Mautendorf pass. 20/6/1945 L/Cpl Swinger escorted from Rastadt to Villach - leg amputated on arrival. 22/6/1945 L/Cpl Swinger died. 24/6/1945 L/Cpl Swinger buried at Spittal Military Cemetery. Casualty List 1802, Italy, Died result of an accident, 22/6/1945. Inscription on gravestone: In God' garden of memories we meet every day. Alfred Wallace Swinger.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 22nd June 1945
Company: 78 DIV PRO COY
Cemetery: KLAGENFURT WAR CEMETERY   AUSTRIA
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