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Steel, John Watson

Date of death:
April 13th, 1945
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Uden
Plot: 2. Row: E. Grave: 5.
Service number:
14748416
Nationality:
British

Biography

Sapper John Watson Steel
294 Field Coy., Royal Engineers
Son of Matthew and Robina Steel of Dalbeattie, Kircudbrightshire.

Killed in action during operation "Quick Anger" - assault on / liberation of Arnhem and De Veluwe out of Westervoort/Duiven - and temporarily buries at "IJsseloord" in the garden of the nunnery, behind the R.C. girls' school at Westervoort. (muster place with twenty graves)

Source: Archief A. Verbakel / Heemkundekring Uden

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