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Private DOUGLAS GORDON LORIMER

Service Number: 2758992
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died Between 23 October 1942 and 24 October 1942

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

IX. A. 1A.

Egypt

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George D. and Margaret Lorimer, of Boarhills, Fife.
  • Personal Inscription UNITE US IN THE SACRED LOVE OF KNOWLEDGE, TRUTH AND THEE; LET HILLS AND VALLEYS SHOUT THE SONGS OF LIBERTY
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Buried or commemorated at

EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Egypt
Number of casualties: 7368
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