Sankey, Robert Woodall "Bob"
- Date of birth:
- April 8th, 1909 (Derby/Staffordshire, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- April 18th, 1975 (Hickling/Norfolk, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Promotions:
15 January 1940: Temporary 2nd Lieutenant
6 May 1940: Temporary Acting Captain
15 July 1940: Temporary Lieutenant
1 November 1941: Temporary Acting Major
2 December 1943: Temporary Acting Lieutenant Colonel
2 March 1944: Temporary Major
Units:
1940: Portsmouth Division RM
1940-1944: 11th RM Battalion (Land Defence Force), Mobile Naval Base Defence Organization
1944-1945: Commanding Officer, 40 RM Commando
1945: RM Training Establishment Lympstone
? - 1946: Portsmouth Division RM
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Major
- Unit:
- Royal Marines, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- 40 Royal Marine Commando, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- November 23rd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- 40 Royal Marine Commando, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- November 23rd, 1945
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