Private Rex Rapson
26 Jan 1919 - 1990
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Biography
The son of Frederic and Eliza he married Nora "Molly" Mewton in 1944. His best man was Sergeant Don Welch. The notice in the newspaper of the wedding reports the couple were given "a water set from the Auxiliary Unit of the Home Guard". He was the joint secretary of the Mabe Silver Band.
In 1939 he was living in Plymouth. Rex and Molly later ran a tobacconist shop in Perranporth.
Postings
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabe Patrol | Patrol member | 07 Dec 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
National ID
WEJH 41/12
Commissioned or Enlisted
December 1942
Occupation
Ironmonger
Address
Highfield, Mabe, Cornwall
References
TNA ref WO199/3391
1939 Register