3533768 Private George Edward SHAKESPEARE, 7th Bn. Cheshire Regiment: 16/07/1943

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

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    Casualty Details | CWGC
    SHAKESPEARE, GEORGE EDWARD
    Rank: Private
    Service No: 3533768
    Regiment/Service: 7th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
    Date of Death: 16/07/1943
    Age: 25
    Cemetery: HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY
    Grave Reference: 5. E. 9.
    Additional Information: Son of Edward and Lily Asenath Shakespeare; husband of Mary Shakespeare, of Bolton Lancashire
    Personal Inscription: DEEP IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY IS KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET
     
  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    7th Cheshires were MG Bn to 5th Div.
    http://www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk/
    They'd have been in Sicily on that date so assume he was wounded & evacuated to hospital.
    Or was ill & never went.
     
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