Difference between revisions of "Robinson Harry Pte 3602151"

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|Surname and forenames=Robinson Harry
 
|Surname and forenames=Robinson Harry
 
|Army number=3602151
 
|Army number=3602151
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
 
|Date of birth=Born Yorkshire 1914/15.
 
|Date of birth=Born Yorkshire 1914/15.
|Age=29
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|Age=29 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Border Regiment, no enlistment date.  Trf to The Durham Light Infantry 6/9/1940, Posted 10th Bn DLI.  Served Iceland?  Served Normandy.  KILLED in ACTION 17/6/1944 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
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|Unit=Enlisted in the Border Regiment, no enlistment date.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 6/9/1940, Posted 10th Battalion DLI.  Served Iceland?  Served Normandy.  KILLED in ACTION 17/6/1944 with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
 
|Joined Brigade=6/9/1940.
 
|Joined Brigade=6/9/1940.
|Died/Killed in action=17-Jun-44
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|Died/Killed in action=17-Jun-44.  Interred initially at St Pierre - Map Reference 7F/1 1/50,000 850.693.  Re-buried 28/6/1945 in Grave VI. A. 2. Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads: ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS.
|Home address=Resident of Burnley.  Son of William and Emily Robinson, Husband of Annie Robinson, Burnley.  Buried Grave VI. A. 2. Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery.
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|Home address=Resident of Burnley.  Son of William and Emily Robinson, Husband of Annie Robinson, Burnley.   
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
|Joined Brigade=06-Sep-40
 
 
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The DLI Roll of Honour has his initial listed as R. while the War Office casualty list and the Enlistment Book both show him as "Harry".
 
The DLI Roll of Honour has his initial listed as R. while the War Office casualty list and the Enlistment Book both show him as "Harry".

Revision as of 11:46, 10 March 2022

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Name Robinson Harry
Army number 3602151
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth Born Yorkshire 1914/15.
Age 29 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Border Regiment, no enlistment date. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 6/9/1940, Posted 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 17/6/1944 with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 6/9/1940.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 17-Jun-44. Interred initially at St Pierre - Map Reference 7F/1 1/50,000 850.693. Re-buried 28/6/1945 in Grave VI. A. 2. Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery. Headstone inscription reads: ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS.
Home address Resident of Burnley. Son of William and Emily Robinson, Husband of Annie Robinson, Burnley.
Source table 10DLI

The DLI Roll of Honour has his initial listed as R. while the War Office casualty list and the Enlistment Book both show him as "Harry".