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263153CSM. Kenneth Charles Vowles MiD.
British Army 224th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Keynsham
On 30. 09. 1930 Kenneth Vowles enlisted as a boy into the Royal Engineers (Territorial Army) for a period of 4 years. He was posted to 224th Field Company which trained at 32 Park Row, Bristol one evening a week. His address on enlistment was Tigne Bungalow, Wellsway, Keynsham. Trade on enlistment Grocer’s assistant. On 30. 09. 1935 Extension of service for four years to 9.9.1939.02. 09. 1939 He was embodied (Called up). Reported for duty in Bristol. At the end of the month he was appointed acting unpaid sergeant and on 21. 10. 1939 promoted to paid acting Sgt.
On 05. 01. 1940 He embarked for France. He was evacuated from Dunkirk on 31. 05. 1940 and was sent to the Army Tech School (Boys) Clifton. On 24. 06. 1940 He reported to 224 Coy. at Monmouth following Dunkirk evacuation. He was on a course from 18. 08. 1940 at Liskeard (Cornwall) laying mines then another starting 07. 10. 1940 at Wadebridge (Cornwall). On 20. 06. 1944 he embarked from the UK for Normandy. On 22. 03. 1945 Kenneth was Mentioned in Dispatches for gallant and distinguished services in Northwest Europe (London Gazette). On 18. 07. 1945 He voluntarily continued to serve for one year (date not known) in Northwest Europe. On the 10. 08. 1945 He was discharged for the purpose of being appointed to a commission in the Royal Engineers under para.390(XVII) KR 1940. From 27th of August to 8.9.1945 he was on an Field Engineers (Mines) Officers Course at the School for Military Engineering at Ripon, On 03. 04. 1946 He returned from N.W.Europe and by 19. 09. 1946 was at Braunton, North Devon. On 14. 12. 1946 he was granted a Class A release from B.A.O.R. and on 30. 06. 1959 he relinquished his Commission.
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