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Aircraftman 1St Class JOHN CHARLES HOBBS

Service Number: 924944
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

990 Balloon Sqdn

Date of Death

Died 01 November 1942

Buried or commemorated at

COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY

Plot 6C. Row B. Grave 12.

Sri Lanka

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
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Buried or commemorated at

COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Sri Lanka
Number of casualties: 385
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