GREGORY, Winston (278177, Lieutenant)
b. 1919, Buckinghamshire d.
Friday 5th January 1945 (aged 26)
An officer in the local territorial
regiment, Winston had first gone into action during the D-Day landings with the
Green Howards.
Later, towards the end of 1944, he was seconded to the 1st
battalion East Lancashire Regiment when that particular unit became short of
officers.
The Allied advance faltered for a time
during the Ardennes Offensive in January, and it looked for a short time like
the German forces might turn the tide once more. Winston was caught up in this attack, and it
was here where he fell just as the Allies crossed the French border into
Peter had studied at University and
was accredited with the letters M.R.I.C.S. after his name which give the
indicator that he was a surveyor in his civilian life before being
conscripted. He was the son of Leonard
and Beryl Gregory, of Filey.