Guardsman J.A. Belcher, Grenadier Guards

[cat]

Hello everyone,

I am seeking information on the World War Two service of 2616214 Guardsman Jonathan Alfred Belcher, Grenadier Guards. Guardsman Belcher enlisted on 7/2/1939 and was demobbed on 24/4/1946. He apparently served in the B.E.F. in 1939/40 and in North West Europe 1944/45 with the Guards Armoured Division.

His medal group consists of the 1939/45 Star, the Africa Star, the France and Germany Star, the War Medal and the French Croix de Guerre. He was also awarded the Wound Badge No. G9287.

I have no idea how he qualified for the Africa Star and I would greatly appreciate any information on when, where and how he was wounded and any information about the award of the Croix de Guerre.

Thanking you all in advance.

Regards,

David

[peter monahan]

David

WWII groups are a bit tricky to research directly, as the personnel records are not currently available, I don't believe, except perhaps to close relatives. That's the Canadian situation, anyway, and a quick look at the Archives in the UK suggests the same. Here's a site to poke around on, though. There look to be some interesting things on HQ orders and so on, plus the educational section on Western Europe might be a good background read.

Good luck with the hunt!

Peter

[cat]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for your reply. Would you mind posting the details of the site you have suggested as it has not come up.

Regards,

David