Lieutenant Colonel Richard Robert Newsham Pedder

[Photo courtesy of Graham Lappin, son of Jimmy Lappin, No.11 Cdo.]

In Memory of 31724 Lieutenant Colonel Richard Robert Newsham PEDDER
Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
Cdg. ("C" Bn. Layforce). No. 11 (Scottish), Commando
who died age 36 on 09 June 1941
Remembered with honour at Sidon War Cemetery.

Notes
The C.W.G.C.'Graves Concentration Report Form' states he was originally buried at Bergouliye, and re-buried at Sidon in June 1944. From other photos in our gallery we can confirm this photo is of Lieutenant Colonel Pedder's original grave at Bergouliye British War Cemetery.