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Military service
Service number:
D/46744
Age:
29
Rank:
Trooper
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Birth:
February 15, 1918
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Enlistment:
September 27, 1940
Montreal, Québec
Death:
October 9, 1947
Atherleigh Welfare Home, Leigh, England
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Ground 4. Grave 784.
Additional information
Son of Fred and Sarah Elizabeth Wardle, of Atherton, Lancashire, England. Brother of Fred and Bob. Husband of Greta Wardle, of Atherton, Lancashire, England.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45.
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ATHERTON CEMETERY Lancashire, United Kingdom
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