WRAGG, DOUGLAS GEORGE
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Driver
T/14552612
19/09/1944
20
Royal Army Service Corps
I. B. 04
Peace Perfect Peace. Not dead but sleepeth
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Son of Harry and Edith Florence Wragg, of Withington, Herefordshire.
Died during a German bombing rais on the newly liberated town of Eindhoven. Initially buried in the garden of the Lijmbeekstraat 340, Eindhoven.
Douglas Wragg who was my uncle. I have no photos but I do have a lovely letter he sent to his cousin on 7th September, just 12 days before his death. His optimism that the war would soon be over as the Germans retreated was, sadly, a little premature. If you would like me to send you a copy of the letter please let me have an email address and if you need any further information please let me know. I also believe that the grave of Ivan Sopwith is either next to Douglas’ or very close, ironically he was my Mother’s boyfriend although she went on to marry Douglas’ brother, my father – a world of coincidence!
From the service records of Douglas George Wragg, the following account can be reconstructed.
Douglas George Wragg was born on 22 April 1924 in Whittington, Hereford, Herefordshire. In civilian life he worked as a tractor driver. He was not married.
He enlisted in the British Army and initially joined the Primary Training Centre (PTC). On 15 April 1943 he was transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps.
According to his service records, he was 5 feet 10½ inches tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Douglas George Wragg was killed in action on 19 September 1944.
