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Private JOHN GILLANEY

Service Number: 2829488
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Gordon Highlanders

1st Bn. The London Scottish

Date of Death

Died 27 February 1944

Buried or commemorated at

BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO

V. F. 8.

Italy

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Catherine Gillaney, of Glasgow.
  • Personal Inscription WATCH BY HIM, GUARDIAN ANGEL VIRGIN MOTHER LIGHT HIS WAY HEART OF JESUS, GRANT MERCY IS OUR FERVENT PRAYER TODAY
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Buried or commemorated at

BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO
Italy
Number of casualties: 2317
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