EDGLEY, Robert Ernest
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Known as:
Bob
Rank:
Lieutenant (later Captain)
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Sussex Regiment
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
212512
Born:
Monday, May 22, 1922
Died :
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Place died:
Brighton, Sussex
Age:
84
Temporary Captain Robert Edgley volunteered for the Commandos in 1944 whilst serving in the Royal Artillery. After selection he was attached to No.2 Commando relinquishing his temporary rank as required [1].
- 24.08.1944 Royal Artillery to Royal Sussex Regiment, retaining seniority [2].
- 17.04.1945, War Substantive Lieutenant, No.2 Commando, wounded and reported as dangerously ill with a mortar fragment wound to his chest, during operations at Lake Comacchio. Evacuated from hospital at Bari, Italy, to hospital in the UK [1][3][3a].
- Post war worked and resided in Sussex [4].
Promotions [5]
04.10.1941 Second Lieutenant.
01.10.1942 War Substantive Lieutenant.
06.10.1942 Acting Captain.
06.01.1943 Temporary Captain.
09.12.1944 relinquished Temporary Captain.
22.10.1946 released from service Acting Captain, Royal Sussex Regiment.
Sources
[1] Notes made later Robert Edgley talking of his service.
[2] London Gazette 37010, page 1769.
[3] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/8.
[3a] Letter to parents from Lt. Col. Ted Fynn MC, No.2 Commando.
[4] [Images] Gail Edgley (daughter).
[5] Service Record and Release Certificate.
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