Trooper · #7939136 · HQ Patrol
| Rank | Trooper |
|---|---|
| Service number | #7939136 |
| Patrol | HQ Patrol |
| Died | 1943-11-14 |
| POW / KIA | KIA — Dodecanese, 14 Nov 1943 |
| Record | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results?ServiceNum=7939136 |
CWGC record (2026): Trooper Peter Stanislaus Borrowdale, service no. 7939136, 6th Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C., with the Long Range Desert Group recorded as his secondary unit. Died 14 November 1943, aged 21. BURIED AT LEROS WAR CEMETERY, Greece — grave 1. A. 11. His parent regiment, the 6th Royal Tank Regiment, was not previously recorded here. Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/937230/peter-stanislaus-borrowdale/
Verified CWGC 28 Jul 2026: Tpr Peter Stanislaus Borrowdale, 6th Royal Tank Regt RAC, #7939136. Died 14 Nov 1943 (Leros/Dodecanese), age 21; Leros War Cemetery. Merged duplicate misspelled row "Barrowdale".
Dodecanese operations, 1943: killed in action 14 Nov 1943. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, LRDG (UK) Association.
LRDG Roll of Honour (Aegean 1943): killed in action 14.11.43, LRDG HQ Patrol. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, "The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean" (Appendix III, LRDG Roll of Honour: The Aegean Operations 1943). Master retains more specific HQ Patrol.
CWGC: Trooper Peter Stanislaus Borrowdale, service no. 7939136, 6th Royal Tank Regiment (R.A.C.) and Long Range Desert Group. Died 14 November 1943, aged 21 (Battle of Leros). Buried at Leros War Cemetery, grave 1.A.11, Greece. Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Aegean/Dodecanese operations, 1943: listed as Trooper Borrowdale, service no. 7939136; killed in action, 14 Nov 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix V, Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA).
LRDG Roll of Honour, the Aegean 1943: Trooper, died 14 November 1943, LRDG HQ. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix III, LRDG Roll of Honour: the Aegean Operations 1943).
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