Identity
Person No.
4720
Service No.
190483
Last Name
First Name
Robert Errington
Initials
R E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
56
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
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Locality
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Awards
United Kingdom
DCM WW1 with Royal Engineers LG Sup 3 September 1918.
Notes
Son of James and Margaret Crosley; husband of Elizabeth Crosley, of Germiston. Born Durham, England
Citations
DCM WW1 with Royal Engineers LG Sup 3 September 1918 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of a demolition party for the destruction of bridges. The electric leads having been cut by rifle fire, he crawled out along the bridge under heavy machine gun fire at close range and repaired them. He then demolished the bridge with the enemy only 50 yards away."
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