Deverill H G E (Harold Geoffrey E)

Deverill H G E (Harold Geoffrey E)

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Second Lieutenant Harold Geoffrey Deverill was the son of Mabel Alice Deverill, of Windsor, Berkshire. He served with the 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. He may have had previous service.

The 6th Battalion was a territorial battalion that had been quickly raised after the fall of Dunkirk to help defend Northern Ireland from German invasion. They had been based in Coleraine from October 1940. They would never serve outside the UK during the war.

For reasons unknown Second Lieutenant Harold Deverill shot himself in the forehead. He died instantly.

Date of Death: 25/05/1941 (Aged 25)

Service: Second Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment.

Service Number: 164792

Burial Location: Section F. Grave 3376.

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