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Major JOHN ALEXANDER FINDLAY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Highland Light Infantry

1st/5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 08 November 1917

Age 34 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY

XII. C. 4.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Three times Mentioned in Despatches, Distinguished Service Order
  • Additional Info Son of Joseph and Jessie B. Findlay, of Clairmont, Kelvinside, Glasgow.
  • Personal Inscription ENCOMPASSED BY THE LOVE OF GOD IN THE WORLD THAT IS INVISIBLE
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Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 3691
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