Donald Wear
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private 14224695
Parents: Mary Howard
Home address: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 1923
Place of birth: Bristol
Date of death: 01/08/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Catania War Cemetery (Ref. II. J. 46.), Sicily
Age: 20
Further information:
8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Donald’s Battalion were part of the 36th infantry brigade and took part in Operation Husky which was the allied invasion of Sicily and resulted in an allied victory on the 17th August 1943. Donald was Killed in Action 3 weeks into the campaign.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Jo Hurst and Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researchers 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/