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3957768 Private John Bonner Scudamore

Killed/died of wounds/other causes as the result of operation ‘Market’

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Born on: 01 Jan 1915
Died on: 08 Mar 1945
Died at:
Aged: 30
Buried at: Caerphilly (Penyrheol) Cemetery, Glamorganshire D.U.718.

Rest in Peace Private Scudamore:
11th Bn. Parachute Regt., A.A.C.
Son of Lucy Scudamore and stepson of Robert Pritchard; husband of D.D. Scudamore, of Abertridwr.


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