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Serjeant WALTER JOHN BEST

Service Number: 7904280
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Armoured Corps

"A" Sqn. North Irish Horse

Date of Death

Died 23 May 1944

Age 32 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CASSINO WAR CEMETERY

III. H. 9.

Italy

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of David and Rebecca Jane Best, of Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
  • Personal Inscription SAFE IN GOD'S KEEPING OUR DEAR JACK IS SLEEPING
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Buried or commemorated at

CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Italy
Number of casualties: 4277
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