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Third Officer BENJAMIN HOSFORD

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Merchant Navy

S.S. Empire Wagtail (London)

Date of Death

Died 28 December 1942

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

Panel 47.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Benjamin and Mary Hosford, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
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Buried or commemorated at

TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
London United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 35801
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