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Private JOHN NORMAN TAINSH

Service Number: VX21515
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Infantry

A.I.F. 2/2 Pnr. Bn.

Date of Death

Died 17 June 1941

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY

M. 8.

Syria

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  • Country of Service Australian
  • Additional Info Son of James and Sarah Jane Tainsh, of Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
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Buried or commemorated at

DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY
Syria
Number of casualties: 1111
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