Kenneth Horsfield

Corporal Kenneth Horsfield GC of the Manchester Regiment (attached to the Special Air Service) was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the courage he showed in attempting to rescue a comrade trapped and injured by an ammunition explosion in the demolition area of Military Establishment 54 (ME 54, Mil. Est. 54) in Brindisi (some sources have Bari, but it is more plausible that ME 54, effectively a factory for packing containers for parachute drops in support of SOE operations in Eastern Europe, was in Brindisi) in Italy on the 18th of August 1944. He was killed during this action by a second explosion. [ [http://www.gc-database.co.uk/recipients/HorsfieldK.htm George Cross Database Recipient ] at www.gc-database.co.uk]

Born at 11 George St. Hyde in Cheshire, on 30th September 1920, he enlisted in 1939 and also fought in North Africa. [ [http://specialforcesroh.com/roll-2712.html Roll of Honour] ] Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette on the 23rd of March 1945. He is buried in Bari War Cemetery.

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* [http://www.kennethhorsfield.org.uk Kenneth Horsfield Web site]
* [http://picasaweb.google.com/horsfield.steve/KennethHorsfield Kenneth Horsfield photograph gallery]
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2203702 CWGC entry]