Pvt
Robert Lees
Military Details
Service Number: 14562412
Regiment & Unit / Ship
8th Yorks & Lancs Regiment
Service Branch
Army
Enlistment Details
Residence at Enlistment
20 William Morris Ave , Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
8th
Service Number at Enlistment
14562412
Service History
Battalion War Diary Extract
The 8th and 9th battalions, both raised in 1940, after being stationed in Northern Ireland with the 71st Brigade from 1940 to 1942, were both sent to India in 1942 where they joined the 25th Indian Infantry Division. The 8th Battalion joined the 51st Indian Infantry Brigade and the 9th Battalion the 53rd Indian Infantry Brigade. The two battalions took a significant part in the Arakan battles of 1942–1943 and in the battles for southern Burma in 1944 to 1945.
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1st April 1924
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Address
20 William Morris Ave, Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
20 William Morris , Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
20 WIlliam Morris Ave , Cleator Moor
Parents
Robert and Florence
Siblings
Edward
Education and Occupation
School
Cleator county
Occupation
App grocer
Work Address
Dobson and Musgarve
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
21st April 1944
Age at Death
20
Place of Death
Burma
Theater of Action
Far Ea
Battalion/Vessel at Death
5th Bttn
Rank at Death
Pte.
Buried or Commemorated at
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