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Name, Rank & Service No. Unit, Regiment, Country of Service Date of Death Commemorated at
ANGOLA ATENGO
Private
Service Number: N/7939
East African Engineers
United Kingdom
Died 31 December 1942
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot B. Row E. Grave 4.
Sri Lanka
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JOHN GARLAND BOSHELL
Lieutenant
Service Number: 219220
North Staffordshire Regiment
United Kingdom
Died 28 November 1942
26 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 16.
Sri Lanka
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R BUDIDHI
Pioneer
Service Number: 105924
12 Medium Bn.
Indian Engineers
Indian
Died 11 February 1943
18 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row F. Grave 10.
Sri Lanka
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CHARLES WILLIAM HILLIER
Marine
Service Number: EX/1598
Royal Marines
United Kingdom
Died 28 August 1942
24 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row B. Grave 10.
Sri Lanka
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CHARLES WILLIAM CROSSMAN HOLLAND
Serjeant
Service Number: 7646080
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
United Kingdom
Died 10 May 1942
21 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row J. Grave 12A.
Sri Lanka
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FREDERICK HOUGHTON
Able Seaman
Service Number: P/JX161637
H.M.S. Tenedos.
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Sp. Mem. Plot 6B. Row N. Coll. grave 4.
Sri Lanka
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WILLIAM GEORGE HOWARD
Lance Bombardier
Service Number: 1563202
147 Bty., 43 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Royal Artillery
United Kingdom
Died 13 June 1942
41 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row A. Grave 1.
Sri Lanka
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R JOHN
Pioneer
Service Number: 51031
12 Bn.
Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
Indian
Died 19 December 1942
26 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 21.
Sri Lanka
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SAVERIMUTTU FRANCIS JOHN
Driver
Service Number: CEY/T/10710362
Royal Army Service Corps
United Kingdom
Died 01 January 1943
24 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row E. Grave 3.
Sri Lanka
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WILLIAM HENRY JONES
Gunner
Service Number: QX19045
A.I.F. 1 A/Tk Regt.
Royal Australian Artillery
Australian
Died 25 June 1942
26 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row B. Grave 1.
Sri Lanka
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