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Crawford, A.W.E.

Service number:
13293
Nationality:
British

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War Diary mentions

8 April 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
Lt.Col. A.W.E. Crawford, Recce Corps assumed appointment as SO1 CA (Exec).

10 June 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
1st Party (SCAO, SO1 Exec (Lt.Col. A.W. Crawford) SO2 Adm (Major A.G. Puttock)) left at 0600 hrs for Marshalling Area.

4 July 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
SO1 E (Lt Col A.W.E. Crawford) visited CA 1 Corps and arranged boundary of area to be occupied by 224 Det.

1 August 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
SO1 E (Lt.Col A.W.E. Crawford) visited CA 5 US Corps and arranged for exchange of Iocations.

23 September 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
SO1E (Lt.Col. A.W.E. Crawford) visited 218 Det at BUDEL.

1 October 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
SCAO (Col GH Pipps-Hornby) and SO 1E (Lt.Col AWE Crawford) visited 217 and 218 Dets.

1 December 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
SO1 (E) (Lt Col Crawford) attended a conference with CSO 8 Corps on restoration of civilian communications. Major Goater, OC 516 Det reported for instructions on coming under command 8 Corps. SCAO 12 Corps visited CA 8 Corps, with information that the zone for evacuation in 15 (S) Div Sector probably contained 15,000 inhabitants. Caprain Morris R.T.R. reported for duty as SO3 CA 8 Corps Staff.

Sources

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