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Telegraphist JACK PILKINGTON

Service Number: D/SSX 24223
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Navy

H.M.S. Glorious.

Date of Death

Died 08 June 1940

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HARSTAD CEMETERY

Allied Plot F. 7.

Norway

Vice Chairman Lieutenant General Sir Bill Rollo tour of North Norway Norway June 2022 Haakon Vinje Norwegian War Graves Service

Photographer: Malcolm Ross

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Peter and Mary Pilkington, of Nelson, Lancashire.
  • Personal Inscription SUNSHINE FADES SHADOWS FALL BUT LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE OUTLIVE ALL
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Buried or commemorated at

HARSTAD CEMETERY
Norway
Number of casualties: 34
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