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Private JOHN HANDS

Service Number: 4621585
Regiment & Unit/Ship

East Yorkshire Regiment

5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 05 August 1943

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

IV. E. 46.

Italy

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Louisa Priscilla Hands, of Clapton, London.

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Buried or commemorated at

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
Italy
Number of casualties: 2142
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