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Gunner JOHN WROE

Service Number: 951517
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

8 Medium Regt.

Date of Death

Died 16 July 1944

Age 42 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY

1. D. 14.

Bangladesh

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Catherine Wroe, of Manchester: husband of Lilian Wroe.
  • Personal Inscription O, FOR THE TOUCH OF A VANISHED HAND AND THE SOUND OF A VOICE THAT IS STILL!
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Buried or commemorated at

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY
Bangladesh
Number of casualties: 737
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