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Blessé au combat
Pte W. L. Shanks
Service No.
3191352
Company:
Unknown
Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).
The King's Own Scottish Borderers
Date Wounded:
Friday, 16 June 1944
Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.)
Possibly wounded by enemy Spandau (MG42) fire in Cambes, Normandy. *KIA 27th Feb 1945
William Liddle Shanks was born in 1918 in Carriden near Falkirk, Scotland. His Mother's maiden name was Liddle.
Sadly, William was killed in Germany on the 27th February 1945 and is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. His entry on FindaGrave can be found here.
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