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Auction: 22002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 105

A Second World War casualty's group of four awarded to Lance-Bombardier C. I. Dachicour, 94th (The Dorset and Hampshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, who died of wounds in Germany in May 1945

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in their original O.H.M.S. card forwarding box addressed to his mother, 'Mrs. E. Dachicourt, 1a Ham Gardens, Philip Street, Bath, Somerset', together with Army Council condolence slip in the name of 'L./Bdr. C. I. Dachicour', extremely fine (4)

Charles Ivor Dachicourt served in 94th (The Dorset and Hampshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. His unit, equipped with 25-pounder guns, landed in Normandy in June 1944, and quickly went into action in the costly assault on Hill 112.

Subsequently attached to XXX Corps, 43rd (Wessex) Division, he and his fellow gunners participated in the attempt to relieve Arnhem in September 1944, prior to taking part in the assault on Germany. It was in these latter operations, likely in his unit's part in the capture of Bremen in April 1945, that Dachicourt was severely wounded.

Official records confirm that he died from those wounds on 30 May 1945, and that he was buried at Luneberg, scene of the German surrender to Montgomery just over three weeks earlier. His remains were subsequently moved to Hamburg Military Cemetery.

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