MONTAGU Eric

  • First Name(s):
    Eric 
  • Surname:
    MONTAGU
  • Service Number:
    5259396
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    York and Lancaster Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    12th October 1943
  • Age At Death:
    23
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy, Grave XIV. B. 16.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Eustace Cecil Montagu, and of Emma Montagu, of Bayton, Worcestershire

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

MONTAGU Eric Is Named On These Memorials

Bayton C of E School WW1 and WW2 War Memorial
Bayton St Bartholomew’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Bayton St Bartholomew’s Church with the additional information: 12 October 1943

Further Information About MONTAGU Eric

Appears on the Army casualties list for Worcestershire.

A letter from Eric Montagu’s mother, Mrs E. Monatgu, Post Office, Bayton, Near Kidderminster dated 3rd April 1952 can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that his name be added to the county roll of honour. The letter states that Private Eric Algernon Montagu, Worcestershire Regiment was her only son and that he lost his life on active service in Italy on 12th October 1943 aged 23. A letter from the vicar of Bayton dated 5th May 1950, held within the same war records gives Eric’s unit as B Company, 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.

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