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Personal info

Full name
WALLWORK, Albert
Date of birth
29 December 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Manchester, Great Britain
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
32283853
Rank
Corporal
Function
Light Mortar Crewman
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Broich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 14 16

Immediate family

Members
John Wallwork (father)
Mary Wallwork (mother)

More information

Cpl Albert Wallwork enlisted on 21 May 1942 in Buffalo, New York.

He was lightly wounded in action on 18 July 1944, promoted to Corporal on 15 October 1944 and seriously wounded in action on 25 February 1945.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, Archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Ancestry.com - 1940 Census, Americandday.org, Marylandmilitaryhistory.org

Photo source: Findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Bill Blake, Buffalo Evening News - 6 April 1945