Starkey Ralph Sergeant 3767660

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Personnel Entry

Sgt R Starkey's CWGC headstone.
Sgt R Starkey's CWGC headstone.

Name Starkey Ralph
Army number 3767660
Rank Sergeant
Decorations
Date of birth Not yet known but probably in 1913.
Age 28
Unit Enlisted in the King's Regiment - T - 7th Bn. Discharged to join Regular Army 14/10/1932. Enlisted as Regular in the Black Watch 15/10/1932 - documents to Perth 21/10/1932. Posted 1 TS before October 1940. Served Iceland. DIED as a result of an accident 15/5/1941.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Before October 1940 - exact date not yet known.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 15-May-41
Home address Son of Albert Reginald and Lily Bailey Starkey, Husband of Mary Rae Starkey. Buried Grave C37.13. Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.
Source table 1TS


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