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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Loomes Robert Sydney (Sidney)
|Army number=11412636
|Rank=Gunner.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 6/11/1922 in Leicester. Mother's maiden surname Loomes. Birth Registered Q3 1922.
|Age=75 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted (probably conscripted) in The General Staff Corps – 19/3/1942. Underwent Basic Training – probably at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to the Royal Artillery. Posted to the 143rd Field Regiment. Served Normandy and North West Europe. Posted to the 69th Field Regiment. Posted to Y List (7) 26/11/1946. Returned to the UK. Relegated to the Z/T Reserve 19/2/1947. Demobilised.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Gunner.
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 143rd Field Regiment.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Died 15/8/1998 aged 75. Death Registered in Leicester. Buried 25/8/1998.
|Home address=In the 1939 General Register he is shown as living at 31 Rydal Avenue, Reading, Berkshire and working as an Engineer. Married Jean M Smith in October 1947 in Leicester. Marriage registered Q3 1947.
|Image Name=Head_and_shoulder_shot.jpg
|Image Title=Gunner Robert S. Loomes
}}

[[File:104723723_3335485579795981_2160119535285606430_n.jpg|600ps|left|thumb|Gunner Loomes by a White half-track]]

[[File:104868028_3335485779795961_4694371702134154917_n.jpg|600px|right|thumb|Gunner Loomes seated on a Carrier]]

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		+	We are most grateful to Robert's son-in-law for providing the photos and making us aware that he served in the 143rd Field Regiment.

Loomes Robert Sydney (Sidney) Gunner 11412636 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 10:51, 16 September 2025

70bgadmin: Created page with "{{personnel |Surname and forenames=Loomes Robert Sydney (Sidney) |Army number=11412636 |Rank=Gunner. |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |Date of birth=Born 6/11/19..."