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Gunner

George Henry Lucas

Service number 938561
Military unit 73 Medium Regt Royal Artillery
Address Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England.
Date of birth
Date of death 11 Dec 1941 (23 years old)
Place of birth Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England.
Employment, education or hobbies Unknown
Family history

Son of William Henry and Amy Lucas, of Wayside Cottages, Lowfield Lane, Balderton, Nottinghamshire.

Military history

73 Medium Regiment converted to the 95 Anti-Tank Regiment RA and formed in October 1941. They arrived without guns in theatre and obtain anti tank guns, 2pdrs and 18pdrs they deployed into western Egypt and Libya on Op Crusader which was a massive success pushing Rommels Afrika Corps some 500 miles back into Libya from the Egyptian border.

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