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Serjeant DAVID McKIRDY

Service Number: 4388377
Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

13th (2/4th Bn. The South Lancashire Regt.) Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 August 1944

Age 37 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

VIA. B. 4.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of David Vincent and Jean McKirdy; husband of Emily McKirdy, of Bridlington, Yorkshire.
  • Personal Inscription TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN
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Buried or commemorated at

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Calvados France
Number of casualties: 2566
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