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Air Mechanic 3Rd Class W H RAINFORD

Service Number: 75218
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Flying Corps

Date of Death

Died 01 May 1917

Age 31 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BROWNEDGE (ST. MARY) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD

North part.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Husband of Mary Ellen Rainford, of 49, Station Rd., Bamber Bridge.
  • Personal Inscription MAY HE REST IN PEACE
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Buried or commemorated at

BROWNEDGE (ST. MARY) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD
Lancashire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 10
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