Corps of Military Police
Soldier Details:
Surname: | Francis | |
Initials:   | R.W. | |
Rank:   | Lance Corporal | |
Army No.:  | 6404823 | |
Notes:   | CMP. 3 Div Pro Coy. 13/6/40 enlisted in the Royal Sussex Regiment, 25/1/41 transferred to CMP. 8/7/44 Died. He was born and resided in London E. 3 Division Provost Company War Diary WO 171/423, 8/7/44 04.00 hrs killed by shrapnel when on Brigade Security. Casualty List 1567, North West Europe, killed in action, 8/7/11944. Inscription on gravestone: God took our loved one from our home, never from our hearts, Doris and Norma. Robert William Francis. |
Casualty Details:
Date Killed: | 8th July 1944 |
Company: | 3 DIV PRO COY |
Cemetery: | LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY   FRANCE |
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