Private Dennis Freeman served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment from 1944 to 1948. His battalion was part of the 8th Army which served in North Africa and the Middle East.
He was recalled from duty in the Middle East on compassionate grounds as his mother was dying from an incurable disease in Warnford Hospital in Leamington Spa. He was transferred to home duties at the Royal Warwickshire Regiment depot.
Item list and details
1. Private Freeman's bible (cover)
2. Private Freeman's bible (inner)
3. Private Freeman's ID card
4. Document certifying him free from smallpox
5. Private Freeman's Record of Service
6. Private Freeman's Release from Army book
7. Private Freeman's Release leave certificate
8. Leave embarkation card
9. Leave embarkation card (return)
10. Leave embarkation card (return pt 2)
11. Leave pass and railway ticket
12. Payment of gratuities pt1
13. Payment of gratuities pt2
14. Transfer to Army Reserve
15. Reservist Form
16. Letter re Compassionate transfer pt1
17. Letter re Compassionate transfer pt2
18. Invitation to the Laying up of Colours for the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1947Person the story/items relate to
Dennis FreemanPerson who shared the story/items
Paul FreemanRelationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
FatherType of submission
Shared at Ahmadiyyah Mosque Hall, Warwickshire on 7 October 2023. The event was organised by Leamington History Group.Record ID
101760 | LEA066
