DELVILLE WOOD

LONGUEVAL - SOMME - FRANCE

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BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

Calvados, France

Colin Stephen Lewis

ROBERTSON

Coll. Grave XVI.C.18-19.

Son of the Revd. Joseph Albert Robertson and of Eva Marion Robertson (nee Dorman), of Johannesburg, Transvaal (Source : C.W.G.C.).

B Squadron, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards

Equipped with DD Sherman tanks, the B Squadron landed on Gold Beach five minutes before H Hour at 7.20. The Regiment advanced on Crepon and liberated Creuilly, then took part in the fighting at Cristot against 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. Lieutenant Robertson was probably killed during this action.