- SURNAME
Drongin
- FORENAME
Francis Zigmund
- UNIT
Royal Engineers, attached HQ 77 Indian Brigade
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
1878357
- DATE OF DEATH
10th April 1944
- AGE
22
- GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 6.A.8
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 17.08.1921 Dalzell, Motherwell, Lanarkshire
resided Hamilton, Lanarkshire
son of Leopolda and Anna Dronginis
father born in Lithuania
brother of Anthony Drongin (see SAS Roll of Honour)
attended Bellshill Academy
enlisted R.E. January 1937
12 Field Company,R.E. January 1941
award M.M. for Tobruk 1941
HQ 77 Indian Brigade 1944
DOW Burma
DATE OF DEATH:
10-Apr-1944CITATION:
Military Medal : At TOBRUCH on the night of 9/10 Nov 1941 Sapper Drongin accompanied 'D' Coy 1/D.L.I. on a night raid on the enemy strong point of PLONK. Sapper Drongin showed great bravery in going forward under heavy fire to open a gap in the enemy wire. Although his duty had been completed he remained behind with the Coy and after the order for withdrawal had been given he remained behind and assisted in the removal of wounded men. He formed one of the party who remained behind in No Mans Land and looked after the wounded till he was found later by our patrols.
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