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Bombardier

Albert Bernard Tayles

Service number 1120607
Military unit 57 (1/5th Bn The East Surrey Regt) Anti-Tank Regt Royal Artillery
Address 74, Eastwood Road, Watnall Chaworth (now Kimberley), Nottinghamshire.
Date of birth 31 Jul 1920
Date of death 21 Jan 1944 (23 years old)
Place of birth Grantham
Employment, education or hobbies

He attended Kimberley's British School and then worked for A Both & Sons of Ilkeston. He was a silk hosiery knitter in 1939.

Family history

He was the son of William and Ethel Mary Tayles and they lived at 74, Eastwood Road, Watnall Chaworth (now Kimberley) in 1939. Albert Tayles and Avis Templeman were married in 1942 and they lived at 443, Nottingham Road, Giltbrook, Nottingham.

Military history

He enlisted in March 1941 and served through the North African campaign from El Alamein.
(The Nottingham Journal 7/12/1944)

He was killed in Italy on 21 January 1944 during the fierce fighting to cross the Garigliano River in Italy, which marked the opening stages of the Battle of Monte Cassino.

The Garigliano Front (January 1944)
The Strategic Mission: In January 1944, the 57th Anti-Tank Regiment was deployed on the Garigliano River front in Italy. They were tasked with supporting the infantry's assault to establish a bridgehead across the river. This was intended to breach the German "Gustav Line" and draw enemy forces away from the upcoming Anzio landings.
The Conditions: The diary entries from this period typically detail freezing winter weather, treacherous mud that bogged down vehicles, and intense, relentless German artillery, mortar, and small-arms counter-fire directed at the river crossing points.
The Reorganisation: At this exact time (January 1944), the regiment's batteries (including 192, 225, 226, and 227 Batteries) were undergoing weapon changes, incorporating 4.2-inch heavy mortars alongside their standard 6-pounder anti-tank guns to provide extra firepower for the river assault.
The Aftermath: Immediately after the costly Garigliano crossing, the war diary records that 192 Battery and other elements of the 57th were withdrawn from the front line and shipped out in early February 1944 to reinforce the desperate Allied beachhead at Anzio

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