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William Lewis W L Colwell, Private served with The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C., 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn..
Service number: '876958'. Date of death: 1944-06-12. Age: 31. Country: France.
Buried at Ranville War Cemetery, grave reference IVA. F. 18..
SON OF WILLIAM ALBERT AND EVA COLWELL; HUSBAND OF GERTRUDE MARY COLWELL, OF GREAT AYTON, YORKSHIRE.
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