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LORD, DAVID SAMUEL ANTHONY
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
LORD, DAVID SAMUEL ANTHONY
Date Of Birth
18 Oct 1913
Age
30
Birth Place
Cork, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Resided Place
Cork, Ireland; Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales, Ireland; Wales
Date
19 Sep 1944
Date Of Death
19 Sep 1944
Fate
Killed in action
Information
Formerly Flying Officer, 31 Squadron. Son of Samuel Beswick Lord, and Mary Ellen Lord, of Wrexham, Denbighshire.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 13/07/1943 (D.F.C.); 29/08/1944 (King's Commendation) Further gazette pages: 3218 (D.F.C.); 4076 (King's Commendation) Further gazette issues: 36094 (D.F.C.); 36682 (King's Commendation)
Rank Name
Flight Lieutenant
Service Number
49149
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
5533 (V.C.); Issue: 37347 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Arnhem, Holland
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Royal Air Force
Regiment
Royal Air Force
Battalion
271 Squadron
Place of Death
Arnhem, Holland
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Air Force
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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