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Squadron Leader JOHN EDWIN ASHLEY WILLIAMS

Service Number: 40652
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

450 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 29 March 1944

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY

8. D. 1.

Poland

Great Escaper headstones in Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland - used for 'Legacy of Liberation' online initiative, 2019

Photographer: Scott Smith, CWGC

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Flying Cross, Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Of New Zealand.
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Buried or commemorated at

POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY
Poland
Number of casualties: 473
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