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William Dickinson

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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

Salerno War Cemetery

Italy

Grave Position: II. D. 17.

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