208599 L/Cpl. Stephen Kilcar British Army 5th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment from:Knightswood, Glasgow (d.19th Nov 1944) My uncle, Lance Corporal Stephen Kilcar, fought and was killed in action with the 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regt. at the Battle of Geilenkirchen.
He was wounded, we think, on the 18th of Novenber 1944 and succumbed to his injuries the next day on the 19th.
My Father recently visited his brother's grave in the Reichwald War Memorial Cemetary.
He is the first member of our family, and as far as I know the only member,to visit the grave site.
What makes this even more touching for my Dad is he was the last one to see my uncle alive, walking him down to catch the bus back to his regiment
after a well earned leave of absence.
The reason I am writing is my Dad is 78 now and would like some closure on how his brother was killed.
I know it is a big ask for information regarding these matters but if someone could provide me with any information regarding this matter it would be greatly appreciated.
I know there is a book named, "The Story of the 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regt. in N. W. Europe" and I do believe that my Dad has a copy of that book.
What I would really like to know is if any of the Officers who wrote that book are still alive and if they are is there any way of contacting them?
Any information you can pass on to me would be greatly appreciated as I promised my Dad I would help as much as I could in this matter.
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