The story
Denis John D J Riches, Captain served with Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
Service number: '162497'. Date of death: 1944-06-18. Age: 28. Country: France.
Buried at Bayeux War Cemetery, grave reference XIV. D. 11..
SON OF PAULIN FRED AND ELIZABETH MAGGIE RICHES; HUSBAND OF MOLLIE BEATRICE RICHES. OF BECKENHAM, KENT.
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