Robinson Richard Cpl 4450537

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Name Robinson Richard
Army number 4450537
Rank Cpl
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham - date not yet known.
Age 0
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but possibly 1938/39. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF? Served Iceland. Posted 8th Bn DLI. Served Italy/Sicily. KILLED in ACTION with 8th Bn Durham Light Infantry 17/7/1943.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 17-Jul-43.
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of Isaac Frederick and Mary Ann Robinson of Durham, husband of Nancy Robinson of Durham. Buried Grave III. C. 23 Catania War Cemetery, Sicily. Ranked as a Private at the time of his death.
Source table 11DLI