261170 Cpl. Alfred Colin Ashwood British Army 693 Base Mfg. Wkshp. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Alfred Ashwood was stationed abroad with REME for 3 years 189 days during 1942 until 1945 without leave to the UK. He was my father but never spoke about the war. He died in 1973. What I can glean from his service records is as follows:
He was recruited into the Queens Royal Regiment on 10/8/1940. He transferred to the RASC on 8/5/1941 and having qualified as a "Turner" was transferred to the newly formed REME on 1/10/1942. He was sent to N. Africa on 25/12/1942 and assigned to 12 Advanced Base Workshop (not a nice Christmas present!). Subsequently, he was assigned to 693 Base Manufacturing Workshop as part of the Central Mediterranean Force, and was based in Sicily and Italy and probably elsewhere. He was promoted to Corporal on 18/4/1945 and Sergeant on 15/2/1946. He received the Africa Star and Italy Star and was hospitalised on a couple of occasions, but I do not know why.
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