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Leading Aircraftman WILLIAM BLAND

Service Number: 1140754
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

2967 Sqdn. R.A.F. Regt.

Date of Death

Died 13 April 1945

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY

4. D. 8.

Bangladesh

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Charles and Florence Bland, of Oldham, Lancashire.
  • Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF A VERY LOVING SON. MOTHER AND FATHER AND ALL AT HOME
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Buried or commemorated at

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY
Bangladesh
Number of casualties: 737
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