Corps of Military Police
Soldier Details:
Surname: | Wolfenden | |
Initials:   | S.P.J. | |
Rank:   | Private | |
Army No.:  | 3962318 | |
Notes:   | CMP. 3 Div Pro Coy He was born and resided in Cardiff and formerly served in the Welch Regiment. 27/11/42 Died. Inscription on gravestone: Blessed be the Lord, my strength which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight. 31/11/1942 1 L/Cpl killed in motorcycle accident. War Diary 3 Div Pro Coy WO 166/6201. No name in war diary but Pte Wolfenden is the only CMP who died prior to this period. Casualty List 1097, Home, Died as a result of an accident, 27/11/1942. Sidney Percy James Wolfenden.. Extract from the Scotsman, 28/11/43. FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. Sydney Percy Thomas Wolfenden (25) a probationer in the Corps of Military Police, died in the Astley Ainslie Institution, Edinburgh, yesterday as a result of injuries received on Wednesday, when he was riding a motorcycle in Colington Road at Firhill and came into collision with a tramcar. |
Casualty Details:
Date Killed: | 27th November 1942 |
Company: | 3 DIV PRO COY |
Cemetery: | WHITCHURCH (PANTMAWR) CEMETERY   UNITED KINGDOM |
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