Surname: | Black |
Initials: | R A |
Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Army Number: | 7011400 |
Notes: | CMP. Formerly Royal Ulster Rifles and South Staffordshire Regiment. He was born and resided in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Evacuated from Greece to Crete (Creforce). Unit War Diary: Creforce Pro Coy, CMP, WO 169/1335B. 22/5/41 L/Cpl R Black killed by machine gun bullets from enemy plane at Suda Bay whilst on duty. Casualty List 561, Missing, Crete, 2/6/1941. Casualty Lists 941, Crete, killed in action, 25/4 to 2/6/1941 (previously shown on list 561 as missing. No inscription on gravestone. Richard Alexander Black. |
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Date of Death: | April 25, 1941 |
Company: | CRETE PRO COY |
CWGC Link: | 936551 |
Cemetery: | SUDA BAY CEMETERY CRETE, GREECE 🇬🇷 |
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