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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 438" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pilkington </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mark Leslie </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>LRDG R1 Patrol </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>76537 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>18th November 1942 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>28 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya 10.H.3 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Life Guards</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 12.1.1914 Hitchin, Hertfordshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided London SW</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Hubert Carlisle (1879-1942) and Ruth Honor (nee Leslie) (1891-1975) Pilkington, Little Offley, Herts</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Susan Violet (nee Henderson) Pilkington</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married 25.2.1936 (1 son Simon Mark)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>brother of Charles Leslie Pilkington, died 11.3.1942 age 20 as Flying Officer (67717), RAFVR</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Military Cross 1941 with SOE in Ethiopia (Lt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attached LRDG for about one month from Arab Legion</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA by Italian fighters, Wadi Tamet, Libya</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SOE file in National Archives</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Offley, Hertfordshire War Memorial </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>St. Mary Magdalane Churchyard, Great Offley, Hertfordshire, UK (Memorial on family plot)</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 438, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Pilkington [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Mark Leslie [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]LRDG R1 Patrol [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Captain [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]76537 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]18th November 1942 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]28 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya 10.H.3 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Life Guards[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 12.1.1914 Hitchin, Hertfordshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided London SW[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Hubert Carlisle (1879-1942) and Ruth Honor (nee Leslie) (1891-1975) Pilkington, Little Offley, Herts[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]husband of Susan Violet (nee Henderson) Pilkington[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married 25.2.1936 (1 son Simon Mark)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]brother of Charles Leslie Pilkington, died 11.3.1942 age 20 as Flying Officer (67717), RAFVR[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Military Cross 1941 with SOE in Ethiopia (Lt)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attached LRDG for about one month from Arab Legion[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA by Italian fighters, Wadi Tamet, Libya[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]SOE file in National Archives[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Offley, Hertfordshire War Memorial [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]St. Mary Magdalane Churchyard, Great Offley, Hertfordshire, UK (Memorial on family plot)[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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