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2738156 Derek Roy PURCHASE, 2 Welsh Guards

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    Casualty
    Guardsman PURCHASE, DEREK ROY
    Service Number 2738156
    Died 03/08/1944
    Aged 21
    2nd Bn. Welsh Guards
    Son of Robert Roy and Elizabeth Purchase, of New Park, Harrogate, Yorkshire.
    INSCRIPTION: FOREVER YOUNG IN LIFE, FOREVER BELOVED IN OUR HEARTS, A DEVOTED SON
    Buried at ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY
    Location: Calvados, France
    Number of casualties: 705
    Cemetery/memorial reference: VIII. D. 2.
    See cemetery plan
     
    Last edited: Dec 28, 2019
    dbf, Nov 17, 2019
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