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Aircraftman 1St Class JAMES JOHN McCARTHY

Service Number: 1243376
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 15 August 1943

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LEYTONSTONE (ST. PATRICK'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

Plot 11A. Row 6. Grave 36.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards British Empire Medal
  • Additional Info Son of John and Sarah B. McCarthy, of Stepney, London.
  • Personal Inscription TO A BEAUTIFUL LIFE CAME A SUDDEN END, HE DIED AS HE LIVED, EVERYONE'S FRIEND
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Buried or commemorated at

LEYTONSTONE (ST. PATRICK'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
Essex United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 287
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