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Sub-Lieutenant JOHN JAMES KIRTON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

H.M. Rescue Tug Bustler.

Date of Death

Died 30 July 1945

Age 45 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SOUTH SHIELDS (HARTON) CEMETERY

Sec. Q. Grave 8796.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Robert and Ellen Kirton, of South Shields, husband of Mary Elizabeth Kirton, of South Shields.
  • Personal Inscription HE WILL LIVE FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS, SADLY MISSED BY HIS WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER
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