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This Day in History: 1943-04-08

THORNTON. GEORGE FREDERICK Age: 22 Lance Corporal 17th/21st Lancers Tunisia ‘7904789’

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Battle Honours: 1940 Withdrawal to Seine - 9L
Deaths - We will remember them: 1942 BIRLEY. NORMAND ADDISON Age: 44 Lieutenant Colonel 17th/21st Lancers Acroma '10922'; 1944 RANDLE. ALAN WILFRED Age: 27 17th/21st Lancers Italy '329078'; 1944 ADAMS. GORDON FRANK Age: 22 Trooper 17th/21st Lancers Italy '7961275'; 1944 DILL. JOHN MICHAEL GORDON Age: 23 Captain 16th/5th Lancers Italy '174028

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Lieutenant Colonel N C Everard
– Regimental Secretary
n.everard@theroyallancers.org

Major P A Watson
– Assistant Regimental Secretary
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