Date of birth:

March 1921 (Dover/Kent, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

September 20th, 1944

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Leopoldsburg
Plot: I. Row: B. Grave: 17.

Service number:

155015

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 4th Bn.

26th Oct. 1940: 2nd Lt.
?: Captain

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20 September 1944 WO 171/691 - 159 Infantry Brigade
The Div was now under comd 8 Corps with 3 British Inf Div, being prepared to act as right flank protection to 30 Corps, to move across a bridge to be built by 3 Br Div with a final objective of railway line EINDHOVEN – HELMOND. At 1230 hrs the Bde moved off on one route. The Bde Gp consisting of 3 MON, 4 KSLI, 3 RTR, 151 Fd Regt, to move on the RIGHT route, on the LEFT route 29 Armd Bde Gp – 1 HEREFORD, FF YEO, 23 H and 13 RHA. The route was PEER – PETIT BROGEL – LILLE ST HUBERT across 3 Br Div […] class 40 br – HALMONT – BUDEL – SOERENDONK. Opposition was met in the villages NE of HALMONT which was cleared by 3 MON and 3 RTR. PW were taken from 10 SS Pz Bn and 21 Pz Grenadier Regt of 10 SS Div, also a mass of SS tps from various battle groups. The PWs report their orders were to withdraw EASTWARDS towards GERMANY. By last light the Bns were were in the following posns – 3 MON, 3 RTR at SOERENDONK, 4 KSLI and Bde HQ at DUDD, 151 Fd Regt around NULBE. Main Bde HQ – just WEST of HALMONT. In fact the Bde was spread over two countries – HOLLAND and BELGIUM, the frontier being at HALMONT. During the afternoon, the IO 4 KSLI, Capt. Bourdillon, was killed by being blown up by a mine whilst going to look for a harbour area in his carrier.

• - Captain Patrick Gerard Francis Bourdillon | War Casualty Details 2109466 | CWGC
  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34990/supplement/6546/data.pdf
  

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