| Surname: | Padgham |
| Initials: | W J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 6404717 |
| Notes: | CMP. 53 Div Pro Coy. 13/6/40 enlisted in the Royal Sussex Regiment, 25/1/41 transferred to CMP. 6/5/45 Died. He was born in London W and resided in Sussex. Casualty List 1758/14, Western Europe, Died as a result of an accident, 6/5/1945. Medal card not found. Inscription on gravestone: I'll walk behind you. He was the last Military Policeman to die in the European Campaign before the final German Surrender came into effect at midnight 8/9 May, 1945. William Jenkin Padgham. |
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| Date of Death: | May 6, 1945 |
| Company: | 53 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2200721 |
| Cemetery: | HAMBURG CEMETERY, GERMANY 🇩🇪 |
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