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Name: W J WHITEHEAD
Rank: Engine Room Mechanic 5th Class
Official number: L/FX 550625
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: -
Ship/station: H.M.S. Bherunda, Columbo Racecourse, Ceylon
Date of death: 1945-10-13
Aircraft: - -
Place of death: Beira Lake, Colombo Ceylon
Circumstances: DIED
Buried/commemorated: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY
Commemoration details: Plot 3, Row C, Grave 11
Family details: Native of Stockport, Cheshire
Rank: Engine Room Mechanic 5th Class
Official number: L/FX 550625
Role: -
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: -
Ship/station: H.M.S. Bherunda, Columbo Racecourse, Ceylon
Date of death: 1945-10-13
Aircraft: - -
Place of death: Beira Lake, Colombo Ceylon
Circumstances: DIED
Buried/commemorated: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY
Commemoration details: Plot 3, Row C, Grave 11
Family details: Native of Stockport, Cheshire
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