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	Joseph John Wagstaff

Major Joseph John Wagstaff - Service Ref 71665 Royal Artillery 349th Battery. Died 12th April 1943 aged 24. Grave Ref 4.G.2 La Reunion, Algeria. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Wagstaff; husband of Doreen L. Wagstaff, of Chew Stoke, Somerset.

Allied troops made a series of landings on the Algerian coast in early November 1942. From there, they swept east into Tunisia, where the North African campaign came to an end in May 1943 with the surrender of the Axis forces. Bejaia (formerly Bougie) was the landing place of the 36th Infantry Brigade Group on 11 November 1942. La Reunion War Cemetery contains 211 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Above Le Reunion Cemetry, Algeria.

Bristol Evening Post Wednesday 21st April 1943

Major John Wagstaff R.A (24) of Blagden has died from injuries received in North Africa. Educated at Bristol Grammar School, he was later at Messrs Hudson-Smith and Briggs, accountants. From the Grammar School OTC he went to the Territorial Army, joining the Regulars just before war broke out. He leaves a widow and young daughter.