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Aircraftman 2Nd Class RICHARD HERBERT HADLEY

Service Number: 1260185
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 25 March 1942

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY

Plot 6B. Row O. Grave 12A.

Sri Lanka

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Edith Annie Hadley, of Barford, Warwickshire.
  • Personal Inscription "WHAT OUR FATHER DOES IS WELL"
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Buried or commemorated at

COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Sri Lanka
Number of casualties: 385
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