Corps of Military Police
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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