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Aircraftman 1St Class JOHN BASIL COCKAYNE

Service Number: 1823594
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 16 December 1944

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY

V. D. 70.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Alfred and Ada Cockayne, of Stourton, Leeds, Yorkshire.
  • Personal Inscription IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY OF ONE WE LOVED DEEPLY AND WILL NEVER FORGET. MOTHER & DAD
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Buried or commemorated at

SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY
Antwerpen Belgium
Number of casualties: 1591
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