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Able Seaman JOHN EDWARD SILSBURY

Service Number: P/JX 380920
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Navy

H.M.S. Elissa.

Date of Death

Died 10 May 1944

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SYRACUSE WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

I. C. 1.

Italy

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Silsbury, of Swaythling, Southampton.
  • Personal Inscription FAR AWAY FROM HOME BUT EVER IN OUR HEARTS. FATHER, BROTHERS & SISTERS. REUNITED WITH MUM
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Buried or commemorated at

SYRACUSE WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
Italy
Number of casualties: 1067
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