No. 164937, 2nd Lieutenant, Richard Anthony DEWING
Aged 21
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Richard Anthony Dewing was born in 1921 in Madras, India(St.Mark,Bangalore N-2-129 /50) son of Major General Richard H DEWING C.B., D.S.O., M.C. and Helen
DEWING (née WOGAN-BROWNE). They were once at Binfield, Berkshire, but moved to the Old Rectory, Lidgate.
In the 1939 register his mother [1-10-1898] was at "Crossway",LOndon Road, Easthamptead, Berkshire with his grandmother Caroline WOGAN-BROWNE [28-7-1858]. His father may well have been in the Army. There are 3 closed records. |
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The battalion was part of 22nd Armoured brigade, 7th Armoured Division. They had been pushed back to El Alamein when Rommel's Afrika Korps were in the ascendancy in North Africa. The battalion had 4 killed this day. photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission The gates of St Mary's Church Lidgate are a family memorial click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
