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Wing Commander WILLIAM PETER SHAND

Service Number: 33285
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

139 (Jamaica) Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 20 April 1943

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

WONSERADEEL (MAKKUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD

Row N. Grave 40. Spec. Mem. "D".

Netherlands

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Additional Info Son of William and Josephine Shand, of Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire.
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Buried or commemorated at

WONSERADEEL (MAKKUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD
Friesland Netherlands
Number of casualties: 38
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