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245873 Sgt. Ronald Edward Campion British Army A Sqd.40th(Kings)Btn. Royal Tank Regiment from:Liverpool (d.6th April 1943) Ronald Edward Campion was the father I never knew. I was born 6th December 1942 by which time he was in North Africa with his Regiment.He was a Sergeant (Tank Commander) in 'A' Squadron 40th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment. He died on the morning of 6th April 1943 at the start of the battle of Wadi Akarit. Whilst I have visited his grave in Sfax and walked the battlefield where he died, I have no knowledge of how or why he died. It is said that his tank was hit be a H E shell and he died of concussion but I would dearly love to know more. Is there anyone out there who can help? I have read the Regiment war diaries but whilst the battle on the 6th April is mentioned his name does not appear; possibly because he was only an 'other ranker' not an officer.This year is the 75th Anniversary of his death and I am getting no younger. My mother never spoke about him; they were childhood sweethearts and she felt his loss so much. War is a terrible thing.....there are no winners only losers as I and others well know. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.