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Sergeant RICHARD EDWARD LEA

Service Number: 552844
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

254 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 19 July 1941

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ORMSKIRK (SS. PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD

Grave 199.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Richard and Elsie Lea; grandson of Mrs. S. A. Lea, of Ormskirk.
  • Personal Inscription BEYOND THE SUNSET HE LIVES IN A LAND OF GLORY
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Buried or commemorated at

ORMSKIRK (SS. PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD
Lancashire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 27
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