In Memory of
Private PROCTOR NORMAN
4451490, 8th Bn.
Durham Light Infantry
who died age 34
on 17 July 1943
CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
Husband of Ivy Proctor, of Gateshead, Co. Durham.
Killed during the actions round the Primosole Bridge - Sicily, 17 July 1943, Private in The Durham Light Infantry.
The 8th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry has this to say about 17 July 1943:
"...Although the fighting for the bridge was over, the German still tried to destroy it, and by midday the range of Primosole bridge had been registered by the enemy, using one very heavy gun from positions some miles to the north. The shelling was most unpleasant and very accurate, and several men of the 8th, including one of the Anti-Tank Platoon officiers, Lieut. W. Nesham, were wounded whilst bathing in the Simeto… :
The dedication
Durham Light Infantry Memorial
