WILLIAMS, John
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Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
5 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Service Number:
911770
Birthplace:
Streatham
Died :
Thursday, March 23, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
26
Cemetery/Memorial:
Gunner John Williams, No.5 Commando HQ Signals, was killed in action at Maungdaw, Burma. Son of Henry and Gwendoline Victoria Williams; husband of Daphne Hilda Williams, of Portland, Dorsetshire. Father of Penny and Christopher.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/74.
Issue 9 of the Third Jungle Book.
[Image] The Streatham News p1 Friday April 28, 1944 (below).
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Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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