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Pioneer JOHN JOSEPH SHIMMIN

Service Number: 288013
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Engineers

54th Div. Signal Coy.

Date of Death

Died 19 September 1918

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY

U. 97.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John Joseph and Isabella Jane Shimmin, of 5, Allan St., Douglas.
  • Personal Inscription LORD ALL-PITYING, JESU BLEST GRANT HIM THINE ETERNAL REST
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Buried or commemorated at

RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 5887
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