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Air Mechanic 1St Class DOUGLAS POWLES

Service Number: SFX715
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Navy

H.M.S. "Archer"

Date of Death

Died 21 June 1942

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

FREETOWN (KING TOM) CEMETERY

6. C. 7.

Sierra Leone

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Sidney John and Alice Rosina Powles husband of Miriam Eva Powles, of Milkwall, Gloucestershire.
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Buried or commemorated at

FREETOWN (KING TOM) CEMETERY
Sierra Leone
Number of casualties: 534
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