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Sergeant JAMES CORNEY

Service Number: 541684
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

45 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 30 September 1940

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ASMARA WAR CEMETERY

3. A. 5.

Eritrea

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Flying Medal
  • Additional Info Son of Wilfred James Corney and Alice Kate Corney, of Wanstead, Essex.
  • Personal Inscription AND THROUGH THE YEARS HIS UNDIMM ' D YOUTH SHALL SHINE
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Buried or commemorated at

ASMARA WAR CEMETERY
Eritrea
Number of casualties: 284
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