Ivor James Kingscott
Memorial: Cromhall - St Andrews Church
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Lance Corporal
Parents: James & Nellie Kingscott
Home address: Wotton-under-Edge Glos
Date of birth: 1922
Date of death: 05/07/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Commemorated on Cassino War Memorial Italy
Age: 22
Further information:
Ivor came from a large family. He was 1 of 15 siblings with an older sister and an older brother and 8 younger brothers and 4 younger sisters. Ivor’s battalion arrived in Italy in March 1944 and served in the Italian Campaign as part of the British Eighth Army. It fought in the battle of Monte Cassino, one of the worst battles of the Italian Campaign in which there were 55,000 allied casualties. The battle ended with an allied victory on 18th May. Ivor has no known grave site and was officially declared killed on 5th July 1944.
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/
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Somerset_Light_Infantry