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Surname |
Forename/s |
Rank |
Service Number |
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COLLEY |
Robert |
Rifleman |
A / 021746 |
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Place of birth |
Age |
Regiment |
Date of death |
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29 |
18th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps. |
Tue. 31st Jul. 1917 |
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Last known military action |
Location of death |
Cause of death |
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Battle of Pilckem, Ypres campaign |
Killed in action |
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Cemetery/ Memorial |
Plot/Plaque |
Country |
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Menin Gate (Ypres) memorial |
51 and 53 |
Belgium |
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Known family |
Family details |
Town of origin |
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Robert Colley (Father) |
Family resided at 32, Arthur Place |
Filey |
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Decorations |
UK memorials commemorated on |
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Filey Town memorial, St. Oswald’s church memorial |
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Notes |
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Has no known resting place. Memorial photo available. Enlisted in Bradford in February 1917 and previously served as T/306497, Royal Army Service Corps. Worked as a carter before the war for his father who resided at Mill House, West Parade and had two brothers serving. |
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