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Aircraftman 1St Class FRANK GASKELL

Service Number: 1018493
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 19 May 1943

Age 35 years old

Buried or commemorated at

KIRKEE WAR CEMETERY

8. J. 15.

India

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Frank and Mary E. Gaskell, of Worsley, Lancashire.
  • Personal Inscription O VALIANT DEAD, TAKE COMFORT WHERE YOU LIE, SO SWEET TO LIVE, MAGNIFICENT TO DIE
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Buried or commemorated at

KIRKEE WAR CEMETERY
India
Number of casualties: 1677
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