Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Black
Initials:   R.A.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  7011400
Notes:   CMP. Formerly Royal Ulster Rifles and South Staffordshire Regiment. He was born and resided in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Evacuated from Greece to Crete (Creforce). Unit War Diary: Creforce Pro Coy, CMP, WO 169/1335B. 22/5/41 L/Cpl R Black killed by machine gun bullets from enemy plane at Suda Bay whilst on duty. Casualty List 561, Missing, Crete, 2/6/1941. Casualty Lists 941, Crete, killed in action, 25/4 to 2/6/1941 (previously shown on list 561 as missing. No inscription on gravestone. Richard Alexander Black.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 25th April 1941
Company: CRETE PRO COY
Cemetery: SUDA BAY CEMETERY CRETE   GREECE
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