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Private JOHN WILLIAM CANHAM

Service Number: 2827688
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Scots

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 06 May 1944

Age 32 years old

Buried or commemorated at

KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY

3. C. 3.

India

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John W. Canham and Mary Canham, of Leeds, Yorkshire; husband of Ivy Canham, of Middleton, Leeds.
  • Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN,A DEAR HUSBAND AND DADDY. ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS
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Buried or commemorated at

KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY
India
Number of casualties: 1421
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