2nd Lt Richard Stuart Milne 86508, 6bn Seaforth Highlanders

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Second LieutenantMILNE, RICHARD STUART
Service Number 86508

Died Between 27/05/1940 and 30/05/1940

Aged 22

6th Bn.
Seaforth Highlanders

Mentioned in Despatches

Anybody have any info?

Regards


Alan

 

6th Seaforth were part of 17 Brigade, 5th Division. In May 1940 they held positions in Belgium, and then on the Scarpe near Arras. They moved to Ypres as the left hand battalion of the British line, but when the Belgian army surrendered they had to fall back to Dunkirk. After a Long rearguard action what was left of them were evacuated on 1st June.

 

UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Name: Richard Milne
Given Initials: R S
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Death Date: 1940
Number: 86508
Birth Place: Moray
Residence: Moray
Regiment at Enlistment: Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's)
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: France and Belgium Campaign, 1939/40
Regiment at Death: Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's)
Branch at Death: Infantry

Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index, 1632-2014
Name: Richard Stuart Milne
Death Age: 22
Birth Date: 1918
Marriage Date: Sep 1939
Marriage Place: Elgin High Church
Death Date: 30 May 1940
Death Place: Zillebeke Belgium
Father: George Milne Timber Merchant Oregon Young Street Elgin
Mother: Elgin
Spouse: Jean Elizabeth Goldie
Occupation: Timber Merchant & 2nd Lieutenant In 6th Seaforth Highlanders
Notes: KILLED IN ACTION; BROTHER OF KATHLEEN MILNE
Original URL: http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/pe...


Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Name: Richard Stuart Milne
Death Date: 27 May 1940
Cemetery: Bedford House Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Has Bio?: Y
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

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Richard Stuart Milne
1918–1940
BIRTH ABT. 1918
DEATH 27 MAY 1940 • Missing in Action, World War 2 in Belgium

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