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Patilla, Colin Seaton

Date of birth:
April 22nd, 1919 (Lea/Derbyshire, Great Britain)
Date of death:
December 10th, 1983 (Darley Dale/Derbyshire, Great Britain)
Service number:
T114123
Nationality:
British

Biography

Colin Seaton Patilla married Rita Lewis on August 6th, 1941. The couple had two children.
Colin Patilla served as Driver with No. 512 Company, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), in North Africa, on Sicily and in Italy.
After the Second World war he was transferred to Army Reserve and was called in duty for training with No. 324 RASC in 1952.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Driver
Unit:
No. 512 Company RASC, British Army
Awarded on:
July 19th, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded with "8TH ARMY" clasp.
Africa Star

Sources

  • Photo 1: Peter Patilla
  • Photo: Mentioned in Dispatches 1945 (transporting urgently needed ammunition under heavy enemy fire during the Salerno Italian offensive)
  • - Medals.
    - London Gazette 19 July 1945

Photo