Gainley, John –

Son of Jack and Ellen Gainley; husband of Rose Gainley, of Shepherd’s Bush, London.

Personal details

  • Surname: Gainley
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: London, Middlesex
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 26th, 1944
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Bombardier
  • Unit: 93 (6th Battalion, Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Anti-Tank Regiment.
  • Service number: 1801499
  • Regiment: Royal Artillery
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW2

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Forli War Cemetery, Italy
  • CWGC reference: I. A. 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 17/11/1944
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 3e*

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