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John Joseph J J Evans, Sapper served with Royal Engineers, 591 Parachute Sqn..
Service number: '2116526'. Date of death: 1944-06-06. Age: 24. Country: France.
Buried at Ranville War Cemetery, grave reference Coll. grave VA. D. 3-8..
SON OF JOSEPH AND LILY EVANS, OF HOLMES, ROTHERHAM, YORKSHIRE.
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