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Aircraftman 1St Class DAVID LACHLAN NELSON

Service Number: 1577335
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Date of Death

Died 27 January 1945

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BULAWAYO (ATHLONE) CEMETERY

Grave 125.

Zimbabwe

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Alexander and Maria Grant Nelson, of Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.
  • Personal Inscription IN GOD'S GRACIOUS KEEPING
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Buried or commemorated at

BULAWAYO (ATHLONE) CEMETERY
Zimbabwe
Number of casualties: 170
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