Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
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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