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Lance Corporal RICHARD DOWNEY

Service Number: 2723744
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Irish Guards

3rd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 April 1945

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY

4. A. 13.

Germany

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Richard and Clara Downey, of Plaistow, Essex; nephew of Jeanette Downey, of Plaistow.
  • Personal Inscription A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY IS LEFT BEHIND OF A LOVING SON, TRUE AND KIND
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