WITNEY, Robert Charles
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Known as:
Bob
Rank:
Guardsman
Unit / Base:
4 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Grenadier Guards
Service:
Army
Number:
2623338
Born:
Tuesday, September 5, 1922
Birthplace:
Uxbridge
Died :
Thursday, December 26, 1968
Place died:
Langley, Slough
Age:
46
Guardsman Robert Witney, 'F' Troop, was wounded during operations in Western Europe. Post war member of the Commando Association from Hayes, Middlesex [1][2].
He took part in Operation Infatuate where he became a casualty in a motorcycle accident. He was taken to a Field Hospital in Bruges and evacuated to the UK. Guardsman Witney was eventually medically discharged with 40% disability [3].
Post war member of the Commando Association [2].
Occupation - Prototype Sheet Metal Worker and Inspector, Aviation [3].
Sources
[1] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/91.
[2] Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 106 issued March 1998.
[3] [Image] Mark Witney (son).
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