Russell, Raymond Lennox Somerville –

Son of Sir (Charles) Lennox (Somerville) Russell, and of Lady Russell (nee Elliot), of Crooksbury Hurst, Farnham, Surrey. Died at the Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex. His brother Stuart Hugh Minto Russell, M.P., also died on service.

Personal details

  • Surname: Russell
  • Forename: Raymond Lennox Somerville
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Sussex
  • Place of residence: Surrey
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 17th, 1941
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lieutenant
  • Unit: 31 (6th Battalion, City of London Regiment) Searchlight Regiment.
  • Service number: 85426
  • Regiment: Royal Artillery
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW2

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Seale (St. Laurence) Churchyard, Surrey, UK
  • CWGC reference: S.E. of Church.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/11/1943
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 4c*

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