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Private DESMOND EASTMAN

Service Number: 5511911
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Dorsetshire Regiment

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 29 July 1943

Buried or commemorated at

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

IV. K. 48.

Italy

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Nephew of Mr. and Mrs. E. Pink, of Brading, Isle of Wight.
  • Personal Inscription TO DIE IN JESUS, OH HOW SWEET, WHY SHOULD WE SHED A TEAR WHY WISH HIM BACK AGAIN WE HAVE NO CAUSE TO FEAR
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Buried or commemorated at

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
Italy
Number of casualties: 2142
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