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Pilot Officer DOUGLAS CYRIL WINTER

Service Number: 43372
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

72 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 05 September 1940

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SOUTH SHIELDS (HARTON) CEMETERY

Sec. O. Grave 11795.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Douglas Curle Winter and Margaret Winter, of South Shields; husband of Marjorie Winter. Competed in Athletic Team for the King's Cup, 1932. Awarded two medals at Bisley.
  • Personal Inscription ONE OF THE FEW WHO, IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
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