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Gorton, Alfred

Date of birth:
June 5th, 1916 (Blackley, Manchester)
Date of death:
October 23rd, 1944 (Grave, Noord-Brabant)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Uden
Plot: 3. Row: D. Grave: 5.
Service number:
3776247
Nationality:
British
Rang/eenheid:
4th Bn.

Biography

Involved in operation 'Alan', the liberation of 's-Hertogenbosch and surrounding areas.
Wounded in action in the woods Maliskamp - Hintham, 22-10-1944.
Died of these wounds in a hospital in Grave, 23-10-1944.
Temporarily buried at Gen. de Bonskazerne, Grave.
Reburied in the summer of 1946.

Source: Archive A. Verbakel - Heemkundekring Uden

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