VASEY, Godfrey
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Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Devonshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
2581189
Died :
Friday, August 27, 1943
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
29
Cemetery/Memorial:
Sergeant Godfrey Vasey, married and from Worthing, was reported missing during early Italian beach reconnaissance at Bova Marina, a year later being confirmed killed in action. He joined the Army in 1939 and was evacuated from Dunkirk. Godfrey volunteered for the Commandos in 1941 and his commando service included Vaagso, Dieppe, North Africa and Malati Bridge at Sicily.
Godfrey Vasey had moved to Worthing in 1930 from Devonshire. He married Miss Ayda Gibson Johnstone Philips of Largs in March 1942 at St. John's Church, Largs.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/68 and WO417/85.
No.3 Cdo War Diary Sept 1943 List of those taking part at Bova Marina.
ROH in Commando - Memoirs of a Fighting Commando by Brig. John Durnford-Slater.
Report on his wedding in the Worthing Herald 13 March 1942, p1.
Report with photo in the Worthing Herald 05 November 1943, p1 (published without knowing after his death).
Report on his death in the Worthing Gazette 22 November 1944, p5.
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Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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