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John Flight

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John's Pension Record image courtesy of WFA

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: S/7901
  • Rank: Private
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  • Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
  • Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion
  • Place of Death: Iraq
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  • Date of Death: 06.04.1916
  • Burial Country: Iraq
  • Cemetery: Basra War Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: panel 37 & 64

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Lochee, Dundee
  • Address: 60a Liff Rd, Dundee
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More about John Flight

John has no known grave but is remembered on the Basra Memorial. Next of kin listed as Miss Betsy Flight (aunt) 60a Liff Rd, Dundee.

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