7942927 Trooper John WYLIE, 1st Royal Tank Regiment, RAC: 17/11/1942

Discussion in 'RAC & RTR' started by CL1, Nov 17, 2011.

  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Remembering Today

    Casualty Details | CWGC
    Trooper JOHN WYLIE
    7942927, 1st, Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.
    who died age 34
    on 17 November 1942
    Son of Thomas and Janet Kerr Wylie; husband of Elsie Dinah Wylie, of Waddon, Goydon, Surrey.
    Remembered with honour HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY
    Grave Reference: 3. G. 4.
    Location: Egypt
    Personal Inscription A SILENT THOUGHT A SECRET TEAR KEEP HIS MEMORY EVER DEAR

    PLEASE NOTE ADDRESS IS INCORRECT SHOULD STATE CROYDON
    CWGC INFORMED
     
  2. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    CLI -
    Sounds like he died of wounds sustained at El Alamein as the 1st RTR were beyond Fuka by that date and Heliopolos is a Northern suburb of Cairo - one of the 13,000 forecast by Monty
    RIP Tpr John
     

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