Robert H. Summerfield, Cpl.

Personal information
Age	26
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Military information
Army Number	3058103
Rank	Cpl.
Function	Unknown
Platoon / Troop / Flight	Unknown
Company / Squadron	Unknown
Unit / Group	3rd Battalion 1st Parachute Brigade
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Army Air Corps Parachute Regiment
Death information
Died when	20-9-1944
Died where	Arnhem
Spot	van Oldenbarneveldstraat
Map reference	Unknown
Burial Location	No known grave
Grave number	Unknown
Field grave image	Click to view
Miscellaneous information
Supplemental images	Click to view
Personal notes
Cpl. Summerfield was shot while in a line up as POW on van Oldenbarneveldstraat close to the Bridge. The SS man involved took his wallet and took out a photo of his wife and tore it to pieces. Cpl. Summerfield reacted on this by stepping forward when the SS man shot him. He was possibly buried as an unknown soldier in the General Cemetery at Arnhem. Just before this tragic incident the same SS man had executed a Dutch volunteer who was in the same line up. The British soldiers had urged the Dutchman to put on a British uniform before they would be taken prisoner, but he proudly refused and kept his \\'Orange\\' armband on. The German said one word; TERRORIST and shot him. In the village if Gullan, East Lothian, Scotland is a war memorial with the name of Cpl. R.H. Summerfield on it.

Personal information
Age	26
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Military information
Army Number	3058103
Rank	Cpl.
Function	Unknown
Platoon / Troop / Flight	Unknown
Company / Squadron	Unknown
Unit / Group	3rd Battalion 1st Parachute Brigade
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Army Air Corps Parachute Regiment
Death information
Died when	20-9-1944
Died where	Arnhem
Spot	van Oldenbarneveldstraat
Map reference	Unknown
Burial Location	No known grave
Grave number	Unknown
Field grave image	Click to view
Miscellaneous information
Supplemental images	Click to view
Personal notes
Cpl. Summerfield was shot while in a line up as POW on van Oldenbarneveldstraat close to the Bridge. The SS man involved took his wallet and took out a photo of his wife and tore it to pieces. Cpl. Summerfield reacted on this by stepping forward when the SS man shot him. He was possibly buried as an unknown soldier in the General Cemetery at Arnhem. Just before this tragic incident the same SS man had executed a Dutch volunteer who was in the same line up. The British soldiers had urged the Dutchman to put on a British uniform before they would be taken prisoner, but he proudly refused and kept his \\'Orange\\' armband on. The German said one word; TERRORIST and shot him. In the village if Gullan, East Lothian, Scotland is a war memorial with the name of Cpl. R.H. Summerfield on it.