CAMBLIN, Cecil

Rank: 
Lance Sergeant
Unit / Base: 
1 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Service: 
Army
Number: 
6977897
Died : 
Sunday, December 6, 1942
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age: 
26
Cecil Camblin 1 Commando
Lance Sergeant Cecil Camblin was reported missing 6 December 1942 during operations at Bizerte, Tunisia, later presumed killed in action. He has no known grave.
Extract from the Belfast Telegraph
18 November 1943
"Sergeant Cecil Camblin, killed in action, had eight years service in Palestine and Malta. His mother Mrs B. Cambiln, who has received a letter of sympathy from the King, resides at 22 Florenceville Avenue, Belfast."
 
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/55 (1942) and WO417/67 (1943).
[Image] Belfast Telegraph newspaper published 18 November 1943.
 
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