| Surname: | Haworth |
| Initials: | W R D |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 11051670 |
| Notes: | CMP. Enlisted Royal Artillery, transferred to CMP. 21/8/46 discharged. William Reginald D Haworth. Trained Mychett Barracks 26/7/41, (Squad Instructor Sgt Brown - Ex Guards, PTI CSM Stan Cullis, Professional Footballer. 1941 L/Cpl Western Command HQ, Bache Hall, Chester. 1942 Ardwick Drill Hall, Manchester then Emersley Street, Preston. (Sgt McCormack i/c). To Swanthorpe , Nr Odiham, Hants, for formation of 230 L of C Pro Coy prior to embarkation. Nov 42 Embarked and arrived at Bone, North Africa. 43 -44 transferred to 65 Section SIB and returned to Bone - billeted Ecole Uaccero (a school). Promoted Cpl then Sgt. 1945 Algiers - then embarked to Italy on ship Duchess of Richmond. Naples, Rome, Ancona (long stay, special assignment, searching for deserters, mostly Cypriots committing serious crimes, murder etc). 93 Section SIB. 1945 Venice normal SIB duties. Billet Pensione Wildner Hotel near St Marks Square, overlooking sea. (long stay). Promoted CSM. 1946 Udine, Feb by air to Athens, Greece. Re plebiscite, King of Greeks (trouble expected involving certain British Troops - didn't occur. 1946 Returned to UK, demobbed Guildford 28/8/46. 1/12/46 to Z T Reserve. |