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Pilot Officer GERALD HERBERT DANE

Service Number: 146425
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

78 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 13 May 1943

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HAASRODE CHURCHYARD

Grave 1.

Belgium

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Herbert Victor and Beryl Florence Dane of Belvedere, Kent. His brother Eric John also died on service.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

HAASRODE CHURCHYARD
Vlaams-Brabant Belgium
Number of casualties: 8
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