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Private JOHN SHAW

Service Number: 2344628
Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 24 May 1944

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY

1. E. 10.

Bangladesh

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Shaw, of Bridlington, Yorkshire; husband of Edith Mary Shaw, of Bridlington.
  • Personal Inscription LIKE MANY, HE GAVE HIS LIFE, THAT WE SHOULD LIVE IN PEACE. LOVING WIFE AND KIDDIES
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