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Private DOUGLAS ALEC SAINSBURY

Service Number: 5340156
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Berkshire Regiment

4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 May 1940

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ST. LEGER CHURCHYARD

Grave 6.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Maj. Frederick George Sainsbury, J.P., and Clara Sainsbury, of Pangbourne, Berkshire. King's Scout.
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS YOUNG LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
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Buried or commemorated at

ST. LEGER CHURCHYARD
Hainaut Belgium
Number of casualties: 18
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