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Flight Lieutenant HENRY HOLLINGDRAKE

Service Number: 77472
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 29 May 1942

Buried or commemorated at

STOKE ORCHARD (ST. JAMES THE GREAT) CHURCHYARD

Row 16. Grave 1.

United Kingdom

Minor damage to edge of stone likely due to mowing activities. Minor discolouration and weathering evident. The clarity of the lower personal inscription of 'eternal' becoming difficult to read. Name and major details are still clear and legible.

Photographer: Joe Devereux

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Sir Henry Hollingdrake and Lady Hollingdrake; husband of Sybil Hollingdrake, of St. Albans, Hertfordshire. A.R.Ae.S.I., M.L.Ae.G.E.
  • Personal Inscription LIFE IS IMMORTAL LOVE IS ETERNAL
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Buried or commemorated at

STOKE ORCHARD (ST. JAMES THE GREAT) CHURCHYARD
Gloucestershire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 4
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