Robert Henry Cropley

A Sergeant with the 9th Battalion, Robert died on 9th of December 1941 aged 31. 

Robert was born at Lowestoft on 8 October 1910, a son of Thomas Samuel and Edith Louisa Cropley. He was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church on 3 November 1910 and his family lived at 31 Factory Street and this was still their home in 1921. Robert’s father served with the Royal Naval Reserve and died in 1917. 

Robert was a regular army soldier before the Second World War and served with the Royal Norfolk Regiment.
On 28 October 1939 Robert married Ruby Frances Chase at Saint Mark’s Church, Oulton Broad. Robert was a Sergeant with the 2nd Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment based at Nelson Barracks, Norwich, and Ruby lived at 65 Beccles Road. 

In late 1941 Robert was serving with the 9th Battalion. His battalion was a training battalion preparing soldiers for service with front line units.

Official casualty list 696 of 16 December 1941 shows that Robert died as a result of an accident.