245918 Pte. Arthur Henry Mortimer British Army 9th Btn. S Coy. Durham Light Infantry (d.14th Jun 1944) Arthur Mortimer of S Coy. 9th Durham Light Infantry was
killed in action on 14th June 1944. Aged 28
he was the son of George Thomas and Sophie Mortimer of
Edgware, Middlesex.
He is buried in the Bayeux War Cemetery .
Arthur served at Dunkirk, in the Battle of El Alamain and the invasion of Sicily, before landing in Normandy. He was a trained Bren gunner and a Carrier driver.
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