| Surname: | Rigby |
| Initials: | G |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7686900 |
| Notes: | He was born in Lancashire and resided in Blackburn and enlisted in to CMP. Inscription on private gravestone: Also L/Cpl George Rigby, C M Police, Killed by enemy action June 6th 1943, Age 26 years, A grand Pal. 6/6/1943 13.40 hrs 7684708 Sgt Holme, 2656564 Cpl Turner, 5723123 L/Cpl Thorne, 1554536 L/Cpl Saunders, 7686900 L/Cpl Rigby killed by enemy action air raid when Coy Billet in Eastbourne, (Hildegard, Mead Road) hit during air-raid. 4862658 L/Cpl Walker, 14258442 L/Cpl Tolson, 14256369 L/Cpl Richards injured and taken to civilian hospital. 55 Inf Div Pro Coy War Diary WO 166/10668. Casualty List 1162, Home, Killed in Action, 6/6/1943. George Rigby. |
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| Date of Death: | June 6, 1943 |
| Company: | 55 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2697386 |
| Cemetery: | BACUP (FAIRWELL) CEMETERY, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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