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Sergeant DEREK JOHN NEWCOMBE

Service Number: 923434
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 21 July 1942

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

OKEHAMPTON (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD AND EXTENSION

Sec. A. Row 12. Grave 1.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Raymond John and Bertha May Newcombe, of Okehampton.
  • Personal Inscription HIS NAME LIVETH FOR EVER IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL HONOUR
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Buried or commemorated at

OKEHAMPTON (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD AND EXTENSION
Devon United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 16
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