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Private JAMES WILLIAM WHETTON

Service Number: 14842065
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Scottish Borderers

5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 April 1945

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY

1. E. 12.

Germany

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mrs M. Whetton and, stepson of Mr. J. Potts, of Burton-on-Trent.
  • Personal Inscription DEAR IS THE SPOT WHERE OUR SON IS LAID; DEARLY WE LOVE HIM AND SHALL TO THE END
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Buried or commemorated at

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY
Niedersachsen Germany
Number of casualties: 2404
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