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Stoker 1St Class MATTHEW COCKBURN

Service Number: P/KX 83906
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Navy

H.M.S. Victory

Date of Death

Died 15 May 1943

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (BYKER AND HEATON) CEMETERY

Spec. Memorial.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Matthew and Elsie Cockburn of Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne; husband of Elizabeth Ann Cockburn, of Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Alternative Commemoration - buried in Walker (Christ Church) Churchyard.
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Buried or commemorated at

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (BYKER AND HEATON) CEMETERY
Northumberland United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 285
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