Corporal Harold Gee, No.2 Commando, died of wounds Albania.
Date: 11/09/2023
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Fus. (later Tpr) David Hall, batman to Capt. Evelyn Waugh
[Photo courtesy of his grandson Dominic Bromfield].
Royal Fusiliers / Royal Horse Guards /Army no. 6461392
Participated with British Expeditionary Force in Norway 1940. Evacuated to UK. Served as batman to Captain Evelyn Waugh*. Transferred Royal Horse Guards circa August 1943 and completed Parachute Training Course circa December 1943 still in role as batman. His family advise he later served at Arnhem. Medals: 1939/45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/14 and 16.
WW2 Medal Cards Index.
Amory, The Letters of Evelyn Waugh, pp.168,175.
[Image] His grandson Dominic Bromfield.
* Waugh was a RM Liaison Officer to No.8 Commando for a period and in 1943 served in the Guards and was a Liaison Officer Combined Operations HQ)
