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NAME:                      Becke, John
RANK:                      Lieutenant
UNIT:                      Kings Royal Rifle Corps
BATTALION ETC:             12th Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         245318
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    26th June 1944 Normandy
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 22. Son of Maj. Sir Jack Becke, C.B.E., and of Lady Becke (nee Jones) of Over Tabley, Cheshire.
                            His brother Michael also fell.