Lt Col R M Burton

Commanded 1/7^th Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment from April 1941 to 24^th October 1942 when he was killed in action at Alamein.

Roderick Montague Burton was born on 28^th March 1900. He was educated at the RMC Sandhurst and was commissioned in The Queen's Royal Regiment in December 1918. He served with the 2^nd Battalion in Waziristan, India, Sudan and the UK.

In November 1936 he was appointed adjutant of the 22^nd London Regiment (later re-named 6^th (Bermondsey) Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment) and in 1940 served with the l/6^th Battalion in France when he was wounded.

In April 1941 he was appointed to command the 1/7^th Battalion which he led until killed in action during the battle of Alamein on 24^th October 1942.

See J M A Tamplin's The Lambeth and Southwark Volunteers page 263.

 

 

 

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