Gerald Askew
Service number
4200547
Military unit
7th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
22 Jun 1916
Date of death
18 Jul 1944 (28 years old)
Place of birth
Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire.
Employment, education or hobbies
Coal face worker.
- Family History
- Military history
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Family history
Son of Tom ans Nellie Askew of Edwinstowe.
Tom died when Gerald was only 18 months old. In 1939 Nellie and Gerald were living with Doris Smith, Nellie's oldest daughter, and her husband William Smith at 144 Church Road, Edwinstowe.
Gerald was baptised at St Mary's Church, Edwinstowe on 8th August 1916.
Siblings: Doris (1901), Mabel (1904) and Norah (1917).
Military history
The 7th Bn of the Welsh Fusilliers landed in Normandy on the 23rd June 1944 and were involved in the heavy fighting to gain a foothold in France. They were involved in the Battle of Caen.
Extra information
Buried at Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, plot VII. C. 9.
Photographs
No photos