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Squadron Leader JOHN EDWARD GORRINGE-SMITH

Service Number: 40470
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

221 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 09 May 1942

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MALTA MEMORIAL

Panel 2, Column 1.

Malta

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Herbert and Winifred Gorringe-Smith; husband of Kathleen Gorringe-Smith, of Marlow. Buckinghamshire.

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Buried or commemorated at

MALTA MEMORIAL
Malta
Number of casualties: 2291
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