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262893 2nd Lt. Robert Norman Gutteridge MC. British Army 31st Field Regiment, 105/119 Field Battery Royal Artillery from:Dunstable Second Lieutenant Robert Gutteridge was serving with 105/119 Field Battery, part of 31st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery as a part of 6th Indian Division in Libya. On 3rd of December 1941, at Sidi Ariez, he took charge of his Troop after his Troop Commander and Second-in-Command had become casualties. In the actions that followed, up to and including on the 15th of December 1941, he showed great personal courage and leadership, resulting in the award of the Military Cross. On 15th December, he was wounded and captured, and was initially transferred to a Military Hospital in Italy. Following the Italian surrender, he was taken by the Germans to Oflag 79 at Brunswick in Germany where he spent the rest of the war until the American 9th Army liberated the Camp in 1945. 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.