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247439 Pte. Andrew Walsh British Army 6th Battalion Royal East Kent Regiment from:17, Downpatrick Road, Drimnagh Crumlin, Dublin (d.3rd July 1944) In June 1941 Andrew Walsh was a 17 year old boy living in Dublin,Ireland was neutral in the 2nd World War. All the young men of his street in Dublin (Downpatrick Rd) chose to travel to Belfast together to enlist with the British Army that month. Andrew being under age to enlist stole his brother's (Stephen Walsh) birth certificate showing himself to be 21yrs. Not one of these boys, including Andrew came home. He was enlisted and posted initially to the 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment for just 2 months and 13 days before transferring to the 6th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment on 5th of September 1941. Both these south coast regimental battalions were training battalions and took no active part in combat. Andrew remained with The Buffs for just 6 months and 21 days before being transferred to the Royal Ulster Rifles an infantry regiment of the British Army. Andrew took part in training exercises at Combined Operations Inverary, Stobs Camp near Hawick in the Scottish Lowlands and Black Isle Highlands before heading to Droxford, Hampshire from which he took part in his first action on D-Day 6th June 1944. He landed on Sword beach area "Red" at Lions sur Mer just west of their objective Caan. He moved inland taking several villages before being halted by heavy and experienced Panzergrenadiers at the walled aqnd wooded village of Cambes-en-Plein about 8 miles inland from the coast. Andrew was seriously wounded by shellfire there and was evacuated to a field hospital near Douvres. He died of his wounds in France 3rd July 1944. His grave sits in the Commonwealth War Cemetery of Douvres La deliverande. All his military records and even his headstone bears the name of his brother, Stephen, whose birth certificate he stole to enlist. A very, very detailed record of this man's story and service, especially in respect of the Royal Ulster Rifles, has been researched and compiled by me. Anybody wishing to view copy may get in touch. Lance Corporal Andrew Walsh lies beneath the headstone bearing the name of his brother Stephen Walsh who's birth certificate he stole to enlist with. Peter Killick Add to this record.  Related Content: 6th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment Royal Ulster Rifles D Day and the Battle of Normandy Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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