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Aircraftman 1St Class JOHN WILLIAM WHITELAW

Service Number: 552527
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

173 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 11 August 1942

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY

2. E. 12.

Egypt

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Jessie Whitelaw, of Auchterarder, Perthshire.
  • Personal Inscription THOSE WHO LOVED HIM WILL NEVER FORGET
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Buried or commemorated at

HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY
Egypt
Number of casualties: 1830
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