Back to search results

Rifleman GEORGE WILLIAM BALCOMBE

Service Number: 6855990
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 26 October 1944

Buried or commemorated at

CESENA WAR CEMETERY

VII, A, 11.

Italy

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George William and Ethel Hilda Balcombe, of Broadwater, Sussex.
  • Personal Inscription O LAMB OF GOD, REDEEMER BLEST, GRANT HIM ETERNAL LIGHT AND REST
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Concentration (1)

Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (1)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

CESENA WAR CEMETERY
Italy
Number of casualties: 775
View cemetery details