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Private JOHN GLENN

Service Number: 14401972
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Border Regiment

1st (Airborne) Bn.

Date of Death

Died 24 October 1945

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MANCHESTER (PHILIPS PARK) CEMETERY

Sec. H. Nonconformist. Grave 206.

United Kingdom

Headstone. WW1 in Stancliffe, WW2 in Portland. Many WW1 headstones have been replaced with incorrect stone type Site survey 19th December 2024

Photographer: Adam Kelsall

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Hannah Carr, of Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Manchester.
  • Personal Inscription A SON WITH A HEART OF GOLD, HOW MUCH I MISS HIM CANNOT BE TOLD. MAM AND FAMILY
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Buried or commemorated at

MANCHESTER (PHILIPS PARK) CEMETERY
Lancashire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 463
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