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Fusilier Leo O'Neill of Co. Tyrone died in early January 1943 while serving in Burma with 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He has no known grave.
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Stoker 1st Class Robert Reginald Gunn of Belfast died as a result of a depth charge attack from an Italian corvette in the Gulf of Tunisia in December 1942.
6th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers landed in Algeria in November 1942, seeing action throughout the North Africa campaign before disbanding in 1944.
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Lieutenant Robert Morris Liddell Carruthers was the Adjutant and Intelligence Officer of 6th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in Algeria in December 1942.
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Acting Able Seaman George Dawson of Lurgan, Co. Armagh served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, training as a gunner at H.M.S. President III.
Private James McNamee of Belfast died on 1st January 1943, aged 19 years old while serving during the Second World War with The Pioneer Corps in Libya.
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John Francis Kelly served in the Royal Marines during the Second World War. He died on 1st January 1943 aged 21 years old while serving on H.M.S. Fidelity.
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Lance Corporal Samuel Kane of Portadown, Co. Armagh died in December 1942 while serving in 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers during their time in Tunisia.
Royal Navy
H.M. Submarine P48 went down on Christmas Day, 25th December 1942 having been depth charged by an Italian corvette escorting a convoy bound for Tunisia.
Royal Engineers
40th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers was a coastal overseas company based in Hong Kong during and after The Great War, having a range of duties in the area.
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Warrant Officer Class II Christopher Gales of Murlough, Co. Down served in Hong Kong with 40th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers during the Second World War.
61st Infantry Division
III (Kent) Corps Troops Royal Engineers spent time based around Portadown, Co. Armagh. They took part in the clear-up in the aftermath of the Belfast Blitz.
