HARPER, Robert Arthur
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
6 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Middlesex Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
6469606
Born:
Wednesday, March 24, 1915
Died :
Wednesday, June 7, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
29
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Private Robert Harper, No.6 Commando, died during operations at Normandy, France. His older brother 1577908 Gunner Frederick William Harper, Royal Artillery, also died in the war. Sons of William and Emma Annie Harper, of Surbiton, Surrey. Older brothers of Edward. Robert had been employed as a General Labourer (Brick Works) before the war. His brother Frederick was a Recreation Grounds Keeper for Surbition Council.
Sources
CWGC.
The 1939 register covering Surbiton.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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