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Soldier Record

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, Western Europe, Died as a result of an accident, 6/5/1945. 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.

Casualty Record:

Date of Death:May 6, 1945
Company:53 DIV PRO COY
CWGC Link:2200721
Cemetery:HAMBURG CEMETERY, GERMANY 🇩🇪
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