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2nd Lt. Robert Arthur James Alcock
British Army 12th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Richmond, Surrey
Lt Robert Alcock was severely injured in Belgium in 1944, for which he received two Belgian awards for gallantry. After the war, he became Mayor of Richmond in 1957-58 and again in 1976. He received an OBE in the 1973 Birthday Honours List for services to the community.