BOON, Peter
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Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Gloucestershire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
5183803
Birthplace:
Gloucester
Died :
Saturday, July 29, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
22
Cemetery/Memorial:
Gunner Peter Boon, 1 troop, died during operations at Splije, Albania. He has no known grave. Son of Albert and Florence Boon, of Avening Road, Gloucester.
1st September 1939 Gloucestershire Regiment, later transferred to the Royal Artillery from which attached to No.2 Commando.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives WO417/80.
RA Casualty Card.
Report in the Gloucester Citizen newspaper 21 August 1944.
[Image1] Cropped from 1 Troop image in 2 Commando gallery.
[Image 2] Gloucester Citizen newspaper 21 August 1944.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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