Person    | Male  Died 16/4/1941

William MacGovan

Categories: Armed Forces

War dead non-military, WW2 i

Commemorated on a memorial as being a civilian who was killed in WW2. Includes mercantile marines and emergency services personnel.

William MacGovan

Had served in the Duke of Cornwall's L.I. At the time of his death was an in-pensioner at Chelsea Hospital and a patient in the Infirmary.

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William MacGovan

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Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW2

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