Aircraftman 1st Class John Denbiegh Sothcott 1335787, 144 Maintenance Unit, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- Rank
- Aircraftman 1St Class
- Name
- JOHN DENBIEGH SOTHCOTT
- Regiment
- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- Date of Death
- Died 15 November 1943
John was born 1923 in South Stoneham in Hampshire to Arthur John & Norah Marie (nee CARNE) SOTHCOTT who were living in St. Helens on the Isle of Wight (IW) around the time of John's death.
John died in the No.2 Royal Air Force General Hospital in Algeria on the 15th of November 1945 from injuries sustained when he was run over by a vehicle.
Aged 20, he was buried in the El Alia Cemetery in Algeria & rests beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Personal Inscription: "YEARS WILL NOT DARKEN NOR SHADOWS DIM THE LOVING MEMORY WE HAVE OF HIM. R.I.P.", in Section XII Row B Grave 32.
Although his parents were living on the Isle of Wight, John does not appear on any Island memorial.
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