Corporal GORDON KITCHIN (photo added)

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Rank	Corporal
Forenames	GORDON
Surname	KITCHIN (photo added)
Initials	G
Place of Birth	DALTON-IN-FURNESS, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
Date of Birth	Unknown
Date of Death	Monday, 14 August 1944
Age	19
Nationality	British
Residence or Entered Service From	LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
Service Number	14423291
Force	British Army
Service/Corps/Regiment	Gordon Highlanders
Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron	5/7 Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (51st Highland Division)
Military Honours and Awards
Place of Burial/Commemoration	RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY Roll of honour
Grave/Memorial Location	IX. B. 34.
Previous Place(s) of Burial	Unknown
Epitaph
Family Details	SON OF FRANCIS HOWARD KITCHIN AND MARY KNIGHT KITCHIN, OF LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE.

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Corporal Gordon Kitchin, undated.

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Acknowledgements and Credits
Source of original data:	Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Headstone photograph:	Carl Shilleto
Cross marker photograph:
Individual photograph:	Harry Moses.
Additional photographs provided by:	Carl Shilleto
Additional information provided by:	Moira Kitchin.

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Theresa Pittman

Never realised how young some of you were , it's sad and brave may you be at peace xxx

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thank you RIP xxx

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too young to leave us

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