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Gunner JOHN REES HILLIARD

Service Number: 1779353
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

241 Bty., 77 H.A.A. Regt.

Date of Death

Died 09 September 1943

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

AMBON WAR CEMETERY

4. B. 7.

Indonesia

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Thomas Leonard and Agnes Hilliard, of Pen-Y-Graig, Glamorgan. Boy International Rugby Footballer.
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Buried or commemorated at

AMBON WAR CEMETERY
Indonesia
Number of casualties: 2147
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