DONKIN, Henry
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Known as:
Old Donkin
Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
4 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
South Lancashire Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
3649481
Died :
Wednesday, November 1, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
40
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Local Roll of Honour:
Private Henry Donkin, 'F' troop, a veteran of Dunkirk, was shot and killed whilst engaging the enemy during operations at Flushing, Holland. Son of Henry and Hannah Donkin; husband of Annie Donkin, of Stainforth, Yorkshire. He had previously been wounded on 9 June 1944 during operations at Normandy, France.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/76 and WO417/85.
The Fighting Fourth by Maj James Dunning.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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