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Serjeant JAMES WYLIE

Service Number: 2719527
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Irish Guards

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 24 February 1944

Age 37 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO

XXII. B. 4.

Italy

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal
  • Additional Info Son of William and Elizabeth Wylie, of Belfast, Northern Ireland; husband of Elizabeth Wylie, of Belfast.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

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