SYLVESTER, George
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
5 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
North Staffordshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
5052718
Died :
Friday, March 24, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
27
Cemetery/Memorial:
Lance Corporal George Sylvester, 5 troop, died of wounds received on 23 March 1944 at Maungdaw, Burma. Son of George and Edith Sylvester; husband of Joyce Sylvester, of Moseley, Birmingham.
Sources
CWGC
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/74 and 76.
Issue 9 of the Third Jungle Book.
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Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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