156038 Desmond Allan Shafto ADAIR, 6 Grenadier Guards: 10/11/1943

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    Personal Number: 156038
    Rank: Second Lieutenant
    Name: Desmond Allan Shafto ADAIR
    Unit: Grenadier Guards


    London Gazette : 19 November 1940
    https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34995/supplement/6621/data.pdf
    The undermentioned Cadets, from 161st, 162nd, 164th, 165th and 167th Officer Cadet Training Units, to be 2nd Lts. 2nd Nov. 1940:—
    FOOT GUARDS.
    Gren. G'ds.
    Desmond Allan Shafto ADAIR (156038).
     
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    Casualty Details | CWGC
    LIEUTENANT DESMOND ALLAN SHAFTO ADAIR
    Service Number: 156038
    Regiment & Unit/Ship: Grenadier Guards, 6th Bn.
    Date of Death: Died 10 November 1943
    Age 23 years old
    Buried or commemorated at CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
    Grave Reference: XIX. A. 10.
    Location: Italy
    Additional Info: Son of Major-General Allan H. S. Adair, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., and E. V. I. Adair, of Hyde Park, London.
    Personal Inscription: "WHOSOEVER LIVETH AND BELIEVETH IN ME SHALL NEVER DIE"
     
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