Grave Found - Robert Bungay - Brookwood Memorial

BUNGAY, ROBERT
Rank:Lieutenant
Service No:EC/16691
Date of Death:12/12/1947
Regiment/Service:5th Mahratta Light Infantry
Panel ReferencePanel 25. Column 3.
MemorialBROOKWOOD MEMORIAL

Mitcham London Road Cemetery

 

BUNGAY, ROBERT
Rank:LieutenantService No:EC/16691Date of Death:12/12/1947Regiment/Service:5th Mahratta Light InfantryGrave ReferencePlot 16. Grave 9590CemeteryMITCHAM (LONDON ROAD) CEMETERY
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Recent research has shown that Lieutenant Bungay is buried here. The Commission is in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave. Please note that this casualty was previously commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial; his name will be removed when the appropriate panel is next replaced.

 

Found this thread when looking for those with the Mahratta Light Infantry mentioned.

Robert Bungay now has an updated CWGC record: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2145422/robert-bungay/

His name does not appear in the regimental history: Valour Enshrined : Not Available : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

His death was after Indian Independence on 15/8/1947. I assume he died in the UK, perhaps from war injuries or had died in India and was returned home - which would be unusual.

A mystery.

 

From my photo collection taken 21st February 2017