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Brief details of Great Uncle, who survived war but died soon afterwards and was posthumously awarded medals

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posted on 2024-06-05, 17:19 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Great Uncle who survived the war - but then was digging out sand to fill sand-bags when the heap collapsed on top of him and he was killed. The medals were awarded to him posthumously

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Although he served in the war and survived, he died before being awarded the service medals he was entitled to. These were awarded posthumously.

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Donald Sutton

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Jennifer Wheeldon

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Great Uncle

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Shared at Bicester Library, Oxfordshire on 25 November 2023. The event was organised by Bicester Local History Society.

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119773 | BIC006-2

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