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Name:
Gordon George BRIGHTON
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
20 Jul 1917
Baptism:
19 Aug 1917 (age 0)
Tharston1
Enlisted (Military):
1935 (age 17-18)
in the Royal Artillery, Ser. No. 850783
Event (Military):
15 Feb 1942 (age 24)
was listed as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese, his occupation given as 'Assistant Riding Instructor'
Death:
12 Sep 1944 (age 27)
At Sea
Service Number: 850783; Rank: Lance/Sergeant; Regiment: Royal Artillery; Unit: 5th Field Regiment; died 12/09/1944; presumed killed in action whilst a prisoner of war; reported to the War Office Casualty Branch for the 48 hours ended 09.00am. 14/01/1946; Casualty List No. 1959, previously reported on Casualty List No. 1712 as missing whilst Prisoner of War
MI:
Singapore3
CWGC - Singapore Memorial
CWGC Grave Registration Report - BRIGHTON, L. Sjt, GORDON GEORGE, 850783. 5 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. 12 September, 1944. Age 27. Son of George David and Ellen Mary Brighton, of Tharston, Norfolk. Column 6 [Singapore Memorial].
Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 19 August 1917.
Civil Registration - birth. 1917 Q3 Depwade 4B 286. Cit. Date: Q3 1917.
Memorial - CWGC. Singapore Memorial.