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Six: Able Seaman F. J. Ellwood, Royal Navy
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; with named condolence slip and card box of issue addressed to his father at Willingham, Cambridgeshire; together with 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal, with box of issue addressed to ‘Mr F.G. Gurd, Cockerham Nr. Lancaster’, nearly extremely fine (10) £40-50
Able Seaman Frederick James Ellwood’s date of death is given by the C.W.G.C. as 26 September 1945 whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Landrail. He is buried at Willingham Cemetery, Cambridgeshire.
A Stoker Geoffrey Gurd was killed in action 25 November 1941 when H.M.S. Barham was sunk by an enemy submarine off the Egyptian Coast, with the loss of 848 lives.
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