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Spencer, John Ogilvie

Date of death:
September 9th, 1944
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Leopoldsburg
Plot: IV. Row: A. Grave: 11.
Service number:
106772
Nationality:
British

Biography

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War Diary mentions

8 September 1944 WO 171/1260 - 2 Welsh Guards
From 8 to 12 Sep severe fighting took place in HECHTEL and casualties were siffered, including Major J.O.Spencer, killed in action (Lieut. H.K. Padfield was wounded and missing in HELCHTEREN). HECHTEL was evantually taken on 13 Sep, producing 400 prisoners and an unkown quantity of dead.

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