| Surname: | Gadsby |
| Initials: | J W |
| Rank: | Private |
| Army Number: | 5050075 |
| Notes: | CMP. He was born and resided in Burton on Trent and formerly served in the North Staffordshire Regiment transferred to CMP. VP. Casualty List 1227, Home, Died, 15/9/1943. Inscription on gravestone: Death divides but memories cling, his living wife and children. Mrs Gadsby is buried 2 graves to the right, she died 11/11/1981. Joseph William Gadsby. Extract from the Burton Observer & Chronicle, Thursday, 26 August, 1943. Pte. J W Gadsby Fatally Injured. Mrs. Gadsby of 13 Horninglow Terrace, Burton has been officially notified of the death of her husband Pte. Joseph William Gadsby whilst serving with the Military Police in Northern Ireland. He is stated to have died as a result of an accident. Pte. Gadsby was 41 years of age and joined the North Staffordshire Territorials 6 months before the outbreak of war. He continued to serve in the North Staffs in which he gained the rank of Corporal, until about 14 months ago when he volunteered for the Military Police, for which he reverted to the rank of Pte. A native of Burton he was well know in trade circles. For 12 years he kept a fruit and newsagent business in Princess Street. Before there marriage 16 years ago Mrs. Gadsby was Miss. Elizabeth ? stall. They have one boy now 13 and one girls now aged 7. (article has a small black & white photograph of Pte. Gadsby wearing CMP SD cap and SD tunic.) |
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| Date of Death: | Aug. 15, 1943 |
| Company: | UNKNOWN |
| CWGC Link: | 2712746 |
| Cemetery: | BURTON UPON TRENT CEMETERY, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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