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Jake (Jacob) Wilson OCTU RA

Updated Mar 25, 2024
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Jake (Jacob) Wilson OCTU RA
A photo of the Officer Cadet Training Unit Royal Artillery at LLandridod Wells dated 1941/1942. Back row, 3rd from right - Jacob Wilson (1913-1985) who went into Normandy on D-Day +10
Seem to recall his nickname in the Army was 'Curly'
Date & Place: in Llandrindod Wells, Powys County, Wales LD1, United Kingdom
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These are some very proud people here..rest in piece to all
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Jacob "Jake" Wilson
Jacob Wilson of Oxted, Surrey County, England United Kingdom was born on November 20, 1913 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear County, and died at age 71 years old on January 3, 1985 in Oxted, Surrey County.
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