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Marsh, Robert George

Date of death:
October 24th, 1944 (Hintham)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Uden
Plot: 3. Row: A. Grave: 1.
Service number:
CDN/485
Nationality:
Canadian

Biography

Capt. Robert George Marsh
CDN.485, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Attd. 6th Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers
160 Brigade - 53rd Welsh Division
CANLOAN-officer

Killed in action 24-10-1944 at Hintham; very seriously injured in a house next to the r.c. St. Annachurch at Hintham and died of his wounds shortly after in a hospital.

Commanding officer of A-Company
Age: 30
Of: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Husband of: Margaret Elizabeth Marsh

Reburied War Cemetery Uden, summer 1946

Source: Heemkundekring Uden

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Unit:
6th (Caernarvonshire & Anglesey) Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, British Army
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1945

Posthumously awarded
Mentioned in Dispatches

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