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249024 L/Sgt. Richard Gordon Rutter MC MID British Army 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry from:Walsall Richard Rutter was one of a number of men, amounting to a Company strength, transferred to the 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry in early August 1944 following the disbanding of the 59th Division, which was due to a high casualty rate and the shortage of replacements. These men came from the 7th South Staffordshire Regiment. Major Leonard Roberts lead this Company for the remainder of the war, was awarded an MC and was Mentioned in Dispatches during that time. The 7th Somerset Light Infantry had earlier lost a complete company. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.