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Private RICHARD WILLIAM MAYES

Service Number: 6292321
Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 April 1943

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY

6. B. 13.

Tunisia

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Florence Mayes, of Walthamstow, Essex; husband of Gwladys Mayes, of Walthamstow.
  • Personal Inscription SLEEP ON BELOVED TAKE THY REST WE LOVE THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVES THEE BEST
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Buried or commemorated at

MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY
Tunisia
Number of casualties: 2910
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