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Sergeant GEORGE ARTHUR HITCHON

Service Number: 576765
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

61 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 18 February 1943

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PADIHAM (ST. LEONARD) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION

Row 3. Div. 7. Grave 5.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Edwin and Lilian Mary Hitchon, of Padiham.
  • Personal Inscription YOU DID YOUR DUTY YOUR LIFE YOU GAVE YOU REST WITH MANY WHO DIED TO SAVE
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Buried or commemorated at

PADIHAM (ST. LEONARD) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
Lancashire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 23
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