Officers Territorial group. 51st Heavy Regiment RA. Robert Pace Brotherston. Born, Hitchin. Missing 1940 BEF

A Ww2 group 1939 star , France and Germany star, Defence & War medals unnamed as issued.

Efficency medal ( territorial) named to lt r p brotherston ra .

Robert Pace Brotherston was born at Hitchin in Hertfordshire 2nd June 1917.

Before Commission he served as 859854 gnr Brotherston was serving with 51st heavy Regiment ( Lowland) . Royal Artillery ( attached to Royal army service corp ).

noted as missing 15th August 1940 casualty list no 282 .

later noted as no longer missing so obviously returned from Dunkirk .

He is a war substantive lieutenant 3rd November 1944 ( seniority 9th November 1943 ) .

The 51st heavy Regiment served in Normandy .

temporary captain 23rd July 1945 .

He died February 1986 at Ashford in Kent.