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Name, Rank & Service No. Unit, Regiment, Country of Service Date of Death Commemorated at
JOHN GODSALVE WARD
Flying Officer
Service Number: 117660
217 Sqdn.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 29 January 1943
30 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row D. Grave 21.
Sri Lanka
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EDWARD ROBERT WILSON
Stoker 2nd Class
Service Number: W.1910
H.M.A.S. Napier
Royal Australian Naval Reserve
Australian
Died 12 May 1942
19 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row J. Grave 13.
Sri Lanka
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ANGOLA ATENGO
Private
Service Number: N/7939
East African Engineers
United Kingdom
Died 31 December 1942
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot B. Row E. Grave 4.
Sri Lanka
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JOHN PATRICK BEESLEY
Aircraftman 1st Class
Service Number: 1069517
22 Sqdn.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 12 March 1943
22 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row E. Grave 13.
Sri Lanka
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LEONARD PHILIP BROWN
Gunner
Service Number: 911516
114 Field Regt.
Royal Artillery
United Kingdom
Died 25 August 1942
21 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row B. Grave 6.
Sri Lanka
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JOHN STANLEY DOUGLAS BUCHAN
Corporal
Service Number: 6457196
2nd Bn.
Leicestershire Regiment
United Kingdom
Died 14 July 1942
27 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 3.
Sri Lanka
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REGINALD PERCY BUCKTON
Able Seaman
Service Number: C/J96834
H.M.S. Kent.
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 13 December 1939
34 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row M. Grave 12.
Sri Lanka
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LESLIE CAPLAN
Signalman
Service Number: 2332685
Royal Corps of Signals
United Kingdom
Died 13 June 1942
23 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 4.
Sri Lanka
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OWEN CAREY
Gunner
Service Number: I/26673
1/4 Field Regt.
Royal Artillery
United Kingdom
Died 15 September 1942
38 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 6.
Sri Lanka
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BRUCE CHAPMAN
Gunner
Service Number: NX/21715
A.I.F. 2/15 Field Regt.
Royal Australian Artillery
Australian
Died 19 March 1942
21 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row O. Grave 16A.
Sri Lanka
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