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Inscription
Sacred to the memory of
Pte John Allchurch
Worcestershire Regt
Died of wounds in NW Europe
July 30th 1944 Aged 24
Greater love hath no man than this
Place of Inscription
Evesham Cemetery
Worcestershire
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John
Allchurch
1920
Evesham, Worcestershire
30th July 1944
Died of wounds received in action near Martragny in Normandy (SE of Bayeux) France. The 1st Battalion Worcesters were in the region west of Caen where they were attempting to advance as part of brigades on Hill 112 and the villages of Mouen and Baron-sur-Odon near the river.
24
Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, France
Second World War
Private
1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
It is said that John served in the same regiment that his father did in the First World War
Other Records from the same place:
First World War
James Kay
Horsfield
1st Battalion Canterbury Regiment New Zealand Expeditionary Force
