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L/Cpl. Robert Gillan
British Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Sunderland
(d.22nd March 1943)
Lance Corporal Robert Gillan was serving with 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry during the Battle of the Mareth Line, unfortunately the Company he served in is unknown at present.
He was killed in action on 22nd of March 1943 as were many other men from the 8th Battalion on that day. He may have died from enemy shell or tank fire during the intense enemy action of the 22nd, his remains were not found and he has no marked grave but his name is remembered with honour in the Medjez-El-Bab Memorial in Tunisia along with others of the 8th Battalion. He was 23 years old when he died and was the son of Henry and Mary Gillan of Sunderland, Co Durham.