Mark Sutton
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner 1060315
Parents: Mr and Mrs Ronald Sutton
Marital status: Married
Home address: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 1917
Place of birth: Bristol
Date of death: 27/05/1940
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque, France and commemorated on Staple Hill Memorial
Age: 32
Further information:
Mark served in the 225 Battalion 57 (1/5th Battalion The East Surrey Regiment), Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Mark married Edna May Golding in Kingswood in 1937. He was sent out to France with the British Expeditionary Force. After bitter fighting, massive casualties and its subsequent failure, following the capitulation of the Belgians, the East Surreys along with the remaining BEF retreated to Dunkirk in operation Dynamo. Mark who was initially reported as missing, died on the second day of Operation Dynamo”.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Jo Hurst and Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researchers for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
http://www.ancestry.co.uk
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_II)