Bemment,
Arthur Samuel
Son (with three sisters and one
brother) of William Bemment, and
Florence Edith M. Mortishire (1883-),
from ... Mrs Day. |
(03?).1913
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
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(09?).1951
Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
| Warrant
Officer Class I |
? [4800625] |
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MID |
05.04.1945 |
Burma / Eastern Frontier of India |
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served, The Lincolnshire Regiment (attached Indian Army Corps of Clerks) |
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Bounsall,
Dennis Arthur Harrison
Married 1st ((06?).1944, Poole district, Dorset)Doreen A. "Cherry" Neville; one
daughter.
Married 2nd (1955, New Zealand) Sarah Alice "Sadie" Turner (?-2006). |
02.03.1921
Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Gloucestershire
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15.01.2022
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Bandsman |
? [5725602] |
| L/Cpl. |
? (demobilised 1948) |
Malta
George Cross 50th Anniversary Commemorative Medal
Légion d’honneur
* (1) On 19 Jul 43 during the advance towards AGIRA two rifle companies came
under very heavy mortar fire and machine gun fire from some high ground to
the front and flank of their positions. They were pinned to the ground and
any further movement became impossible. Under this heavy fire p Private
BOUNSALL, one of the Battalion Stretcher Bearers, with absolute disregard to
his own personal safety, walked about amongst the Companies, dressing and
collecting casualties, and brought them back a short distance to the rear,
Where he placed them under cover of a small bank. He then called in the
assistance of more stretcher bearers and personally took control of this
small party of stretcher bearers which he had by then collected. Several
times he came forward collecting casualties and each time he was subjected
to heavy fire. Having seen the last of these casualties evacuated to the
Regimental Air Post he finally returned to his company.
(2) SECOND OCCASION; On 23 Jul 43 Private BOUNSALL accompanied a platoon who
were sent out on patrol. During the course of this patrol the platoon came
under heavy mortar and automatic fire from positions to the flank, and were
forced to withdraw; Private BOUNSALL with the assistance of a volunteer went
forward across the bullet swept ground and bought back at least four
casualties. There was then only one casualty remaining out and unaccounted
for. Private BDUNSALL went out by himself for this man whom he did not find
until late that evening; He stayed out with him until late that night,
dressing his wounds, and eventually carried him back two miles before dawn
the following morning when he handed him over to the Regimental Aid Post. |
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11.05.1936 |
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enlisted as boy soldier, Dorsetshire Regiment |
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1938 |
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1945 |
1st Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment (NW Frontier of India, Malta, Sicily/Italy,
UK, NW Europe, UK) |
Emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand, 1952. Worked in insurance business. |
Byrne,
John Vincent
"Jack"
Son (with one brother) of ... Byrne, and ... Cornwell.
Married (1955; marriage dissolved) Mary Hayes; three daughters.
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01.04.1921
Preston district, Lancashire
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10.01.2007 |
| Corporal |
? [2060658] (reld
1947) |
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Education: Army Apprentices College, Chepstow.
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(1940) |
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1st
Battalion The
Gordon Highlanders (France; wounded) |
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No. 11 (Scottish) Commando (Syria) |
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12.1941 |
"L"
Detachment, 1st Special Service Brigade (attached HQ 8th Army) (Libya;
captured) |
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12.1941 |
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1943 |
POW in German captivity (Stalag Luft III; escaped) |
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1943 |
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1944? |
training, Commando Depot (Achnacarry,
Inverness-shire) |
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1944? |
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1945 |
No. 6 Commando (Normandy; wounded in the knee;
Holland) |
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1945? |
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1946? |
4th
Battalion the Royal Norfolk Regiment (Greece) |
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1946? |
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1947 |
HQ
179 Infantry Brigade |
Served with the Kenya
Police for a spell before moving to Kulai Police
District, Johor, on internal security duties at the
outset of the Malaya "Emergency". In 1953 a
terrorist fired his revolver into Byrne's stomach at
point-blank range. After being discharged from
hospital he returned to Kenya to work in the prison
service before retiring in 1958. He settled in
Shropshire, and built up a drapery business until he
finally retired in 1986.
Published: The general salutes a soldier
(1986; war memoirs)
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