BRUNSWICK, Arthur Trotter
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Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Durham Light Infantry
Service:
Army
Number:
172379
Born:
1914
Died :
Monday, September 13, 1943
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
29
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Local Roll of Honour:
Lieutenant Arthur Brunswick, HQ Troop Intelligence Section, died of wounds from a mortar explosion during operations at Dragone Hill, Salerno. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Brunswick, of Dunston, Co. Durham.
Extract from the book Operation Avalanche - The Salerno Landings 1943
"Lieut. Brunswicks's parents were German and living in the North of England, yet Brunswick had been an Empire man and a brave soldier, far too brave".
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/5 and WO417/6.
Operation Avalanche - The Salerno Landings 1943 by Des Hickey and Gus Smith.
[Image] Colin MacArthur, great nephew.
Notes
Gunner Charles Dettmer, HQ Troop, Intelligence Section, was also injured and lost an arm in the same explosion.
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Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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