Albert Leslie Wiltshire
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Home address: 25 Cross Street Kingswood
Date of birth: 1918
Date of death: 09/04/1945
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried Labuan War Cemetery Malaysia and commemorated Kingswood War Memorial
Age: 27
Further information:
3 Battery, 6 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Royal Artillery.
Albert joined the Royal Artillery in 1937 and in 1945 was sent to the Middle East. On the way, his regiment was diverted to the Far East to defend British Malaya from the Japanese. They were ill-equipped and their fight against overwhelming odds ended in capture in Java in March 1942. Albert was imprisoned in Changi POW camp, Singapore and transferred in 1943 to Lintang Camp Kuching Sarawak where he died and was buried in 1945. Albert was later reburied in Labuan War Cemetery. His estate went to Ernest Wiltshire, General Engineer.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Heavy_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery