Mumford, Douglas John
- Date of birth:
- December 8th, 1924 (Windsor, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- January 2nd, 1945 (Blitterswijck, The Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Venray
Plot: V1. Row: G. Grave: 1. - Service number:
- 14543663
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
Douglas was born on 8th December 1924 at 30 Clarence Road, Clewer Within, Windsor. Son of William and Annie Mumford, of Windsor, Berkshire.
Douglas landed in France on D-Day and was slightly injured three days afterwards. He returned to England to be patched up in the hospital. After his recovery he was (presumably) deployed to Belgium where his unit advanced to the Netherlands. On December 8 1944, he celebrated his 20th birthday and he wrote his last letter to his parents on December 28, 1944. He was killed in a bombing raid in Blitterswijck on January 2, 1945.
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1939-1945 Star
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gunner
- Unit:
- 33rd Field Regiment R.A., Divisional Troops, 3rd Infantry Division, British Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Family
- - Chantal Subnel-van de Vin & Familie
- CWGC
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