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/