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Walter George W G Beckwith, Warrant Officer Class II served with The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C., 9th Bn..
Service number: '6009791'. Date of death: 1944-08-17. Age: 28. Country: France.
Buried at Ranville War Cemetery, grave reference VA. C. 1..
SON OF GEORGE F. AND WINIFRED M. BECKWITH; HUSBAND OF DORIS W. BECKWITH, OF THAXTED, ESSEX.
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