| Surname: | Ward |
| Initials: | S R |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 833462 |
| Notes: | CMP. 53 (Welch) Div Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Royal Artillery (Coast), transferred to CMP. 21/7/44 Died. He was born in Surrey and resided in Middlesex. War Diary 53 Div Pro Coy, WO 171/569. 21/7/44 All 7 CMP casualties in this cemetery are from 53 Div Pro Coy and were killed when the POW cage they were guarding was bombed. Also killed L/Cpl's Benjafield, Church, Greenstreet, Harris, Hazzard and Penson. . They were all buried in Bronay Cemetery the following day. No mention of L/Cpl Ward who died on the same day. Casualty List 1520/2, North West Europe, Died, 21/7/1944. Casualty List 1556/35, North West Europe, previous List 1520, Died, should read Died Result of Accident, 21/7/1944. Medal card not found. No inscription on gravestone. Stanley Roland Ward. |
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| Date of Death: | July 21, 1944 |
| Company: | 53 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2341710 |
| Cemetery: | BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, FRANCE 🇫🇷 |
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