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4th Armoured Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade served in North Africa as part of 7th Armoured Division and from mid 1944 until the end of WW2 saw action in North Western Europe.
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31st Dec 1942 Minefield
14th July 1943 In Action
30th Nov 1943 River Crossed
7th Jun 1944 On the Move
12th of June 1944 In Action
20th Jun 1944 Reliefs
27th Jun 1944 In Action
28th Jun 1944 Advance
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Those known to have served with
4th Armoured Brigade
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Richardson Robert Walmsley. L/Cpl.
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