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Captain RICHARD MELVILLE TUKE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Marines

R.M. Group, M.N.B.D.O.(1).

Date of Death

Died 18 February 1944

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY

2 N. 10.

Sri Lanka

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Ray Melville Tuke and Hilda Tuke, of Catworth, Huntingdonshire.
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Buried or commemorated at

COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY
Sri Lanka
Number of casualties: 621
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