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Aircraftman 1St Class REGINALD HERBERT JACK BALCHIN

Service Number: 1142171
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 24 June 1942

Age 38 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BASRA WAR CEMETERY

7. T. 6.

Iraq

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Alfred and Isabella Balchin, of Hove, Sussex.
  • Personal Inscription OUR BOY BLUE
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Buried or commemorated at

BASRA WAR CEMETERY
Iraq
Number of casualties: 3071
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