Person:John Blunden (1)

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Corporal John Reginald Blunden
b.8 Nov 1911
d.7 Jan 1945
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m. 1905
  1. Corporal John Reginald Blunden1911 - 1945
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Name Corporal John Reginald Blunden
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 8 Nov 1911
Marriage to Jean Anderson Hamilton
Death[3][4] 7 Jan 1945 Cause: Injuries sustained in WWII.
Burial? , Forli War Cemetery, , Italy

MILITARY_SERVICE: 19918, 20th Regiment, New Zealand Armoured Corps. Was involved in the Allied invasion of the Italian mainland in September 1943. Received wounds in the fighting between Rimini and Ravenna in late 1944 which proved to be fatal. He was commended for gallntry. [CWGC]

INITIAL_SOURCE: Letter from Michael Hamilton of Wai

References
  1. ↑ Michael Hamilton. Descendants of Andrew Hamilton and Margaret Robertson of Ayreshire (New Zealand branch). (Unpublished family tree)
    Letter dated 23 January 2005.
  2. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (Certificate and cemetery details)
    http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/certificate.aspx?casualty=2206759.

    Further check on authenticity: birthdate by interpolation.

  3. ↑ Michael Hamilton. Descendants of Andrew Hamilton and Margaret Robertson of Ayreshire (New Zealand branch). (Unpublished family tree)
    Letter dated 23 January 2005.
  4. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (Certificate and cemetery details)
    http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/certificate.aspx?casualty=2206759.
  5.   Michael Hamilton. Descendants of Andrew Hamilton and Margaret Robertson of Ayreshire (New Zealand branch). (Unpublished family tree)
    Letter dated 23 January 2005.
  6.   Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (Certificate and cemetery details)
    http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/certificate.aspx?casualty=2206759.
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