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Private DOUGLAS ALLENBY WAKEFIELD

Service Number: 4543537
Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 17 October 1944

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY

1. B. 8.

Bangladesh

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal
  • Additional Info Son of Charles and Florence Wakefield, of Leeds, Yorkshire.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY
Bangladesh
Number of casualties: 737
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