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Trooper
William Dickinson
Military Details
Service Number: 549196
Regiment & Unit / Ship
44th (7th QORWK) Regiment
Service Branch
Army
Enlisted
27th April 2026
Enlistment Details
Service Number at Enlistment
549196
Service History
Battalion War Diary Extract
The 7th battalion fought throughout the Tunisian Campaign, notably helping to capture Longstop Hill in April 1943, and later fought in the Allied invasion of Sicily from July to August 1943.
Personal Details
Date of Birth
27th April 1908
Address
16 Main St, Cleator
Parents
John & Rose
Siblings
Jane James John George Wilfred
Education and Occupation
School
Cleator County
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
18th September 1943
Age at Death
35
Place of Death
Sicily
Theater of Action
Italy
Battle
Battalion/Vessel at Death
7th Bttn
Rank at Death
Trooper
Buried or Commemorated at
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