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Gunner WILLIAM HAYES

Service Number: 1597131
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

Date of Death

Died 23 June 1945

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY

1. F. 7.

Sri Lanka

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth Hayes, of Clayton, Manchester; husband of Emily Louisa Hayes, of Clayton.
  • Personal Inscription BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES, SILENTLY TREASURED
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
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Buried or commemorated at

COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY
Sri Lanka
Number of casualties: 621
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