FREESTON, John Graves
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Service:
Army
Service Number:
4348361
Died :
Wednesday, July 14, 1943
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
21
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Private John Freeston was killed in action during operations at Agnone and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Son of Cyril and Isabella K. R. Freeston, of Sheffield.
Sources
CWGC.
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/65.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
[Image] His nephew Jeremy Freeston.
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Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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