James Douglas “Wimpey” Henry
Lieutenant · #316338 · S2 Patrol · CdeG, MBE
| Rank | Lieutenant |
|---|---|
| Service number | #316338 |
| Patrol | S2 Patrol |
| Known as | “Wimpey” |
| Died | 1943-08-26 |
| Honours | CdeG, MBE |
| POW / KIA | Died of wounds — 26 August 1943 (wounded 20 Feb 1943, S2 Patrol) |
What this roll records
*** THE SERVICE NUMBER ON THIS CARD BELONGS TO ANOTHER MAN. *** London Gazette, 6 November 1945, Supplement 37340, page 5436: “316338 Sgt. F. J. WAKEFIELD.” No Henry appears anywhere under 316338, and a search of the Gazette for “William Hough”-style name forms found nothing further. The number should not be relied on; the right one is unknown. Source: The London Gazette.
ROLL OF HONOUR: died on active service with the LRDG (Rhodesia) per W.B. Kennedy Shaw, "Long Range Desert Group" appendices. Appendix 2.
PATROL COMMANDER of S2 per W.B. Kennedy Shaw, "Long Range Desert Group", Appendix 4 Patrol Commanders.
Honours added from LRDG Honours & Awards list (Middle East 1940–43): MBE. Source: W.B. Kennedy-Shaw, “Long Range Desert Group” (original honours & awards list, comp. D. Buxton).
Wounded 20 Feb 1943 (S2 Patrol); died of wounds approx. six months later. Source: Brendan O'Carroll, The Long Range Desert Group in North Africa, pp.113-4.
CWGC: Lieutenant James Douglas Henry, service no. 316338, Royal Engineers and Long Range Desert Group. Died of wounds 26 August 1943, aged 38 (wounded 20 February 1943 while serving with S2 Patrol). Buried at Heliopolis War Cemetery, grave 5.J.8, Egypt. Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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- 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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