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Guardsman DEREK ARTHUR POOLEY

Service Number: 2723861
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Irish Guards

3rd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 18 May 1945

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LITTLE SHELFORD (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Arthur William and Cecilia Mary Pooley, of Little Shelford.
  • Personal Inscription DEREK, DEARLY LOVED SON OF CECILIA MARY AND ARTHUR WILLIAM POOLEY
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Buried or commemorated at

LITTLE SHELFORD (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD
Cambridgeshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 4
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