Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Edward George Joyce
| Surname: | Joyce |
| Forename: | Edward George |
| Age: | 29 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 15 Feb 1945 |
| Rank: | Private |
| Regiment / Service: | Dorsetshire Regiment |
| Battalion / Unit: | 4th Bn. |
| Service Number: | 1677346 |
| Cemetery: | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | 57. A. 15. |
| Additional Information: | Son of John and Ann Norah Joyce, of Guildford, Surrey; husband of V. Joyce. Served with 4th Dorsetshires, which landed in Normandy 17 days after D-Day and saw action in Normandy and at Arnhem during Operation Market Garden. Killed during Operation Veritable, the Battle of the Reichswald, as the battalion led the advance from Kleve in Germany and met with strong resistance from paratroopers occupying farmhouses in open terrain. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Battle of Normandy - 4th Dorsetshires Operation Veritable |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2055997/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 27 |
