Roy
Firstname
Middle Name
Aubertin
Surname
Date of Birth
6 August 1925
School Years:
Date of Death:
1935 - 40
Family
10 December 1944
Mother Amy Frances Aubertin (neeBurden) born 1895
Father Frank Searls Aubertin born 1895.
School Record
Branch of Service:
Army. Royal Scots (Royal Regiment) 8th Battalion
Service Number:
14675597
Rank:
Decorations:
Service Record
Private
Campaign Medals
Post War Career
His battalion served in the Western Europe Campaign 1944/5 as part of Operation Overlord. The Battalion went to Belgium and the Netherlands and subsequently crossed the Rhine to Hamburg.Roy Aubertin was killed on 10/12/1944. According to the official War Diary prepared by Lt. Col.B. A. Pearson, at 8.00 am on 10/12/1944 "9 Pl A Coy leave present area by MT and proceed to Baarlo 8505 and carry out occupation of area 868061. "S" mines were located in area 12 Pl B Company causing one fatal casualty". As this was the only casualty in the Battalion reported on that date, there can be little doubt that it was Roy.
Burial Information
Buried at Venray War Cemetry Limburg Netherlands G.R. V1. B. 4.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18397217/roy-r-aubertin
Additional Information
Also mentioned in this website https://www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk/roy-aubertin/
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