20 May 2010

4453331 Pte Cecil J Larter MM, DLI

4453331 Private Cecil J Larter MM, of the 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, died on the 20th May 1943. He was 20 years old, the son of Mrs A M Male of Hinckley, Leicestershire. Cecil Larter was born in Norwich and living in Leicester when he enlisted. He is buried in the Tripoli War Cemetery in Libya.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Anonymous said...

Name: LARTER, CECIL JAMES
Initials: C J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 20/05/1943
Service No: 4453331
Awards: M M
Additional information: Son of Mrs. A. M. Male, of Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 6. G. 14.
Cemetery: TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY