T.W. “Plugs” Ashdown
Major · #131378 · Light Repair Section · MID
| Rank | Major |
|---|---|
| Service number | #131378 |
| Patrol | Light Repair Section |
| Known as | “Plugs” |
| Honours | MID |
What this roll records
Deeper background (2026): The London Gazette records his engineering-officer career — “Thomas William Ashdown (131378)” commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Ordnance Mechanical Engineer), 27 May 1940, and by late 1942 a temporary Captain in the newly-formed REME, the corps of the LRDG's Light Repair Section. His MID could not be independently confirmed in the Gazette. Sources: The London Gazette, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34875/supplement/3690 ; https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35821/supplement/5444
A further London Gazette notice under the same service number (supplement to issue 35922, p. 1020, 26 February 1943) records another promotion. Source: The London Gazette, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35922/supplement/1020
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
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