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Private William Wray of Derry~Londonderry served in The Pioneer Corps during the Second World War. He died in his home city in Northern Ireland on 4th May 1945.
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Able Seaman James William McBride of Belfast served on the Royal Navy O-Class Destroyer H.M.S. Offa at his time of death on 4th May 1945, days before V.E. Day.
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Renown served in the Mediterranean, and supported British forces during the Norwegian campaign, engaging German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst.
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Able Seaman Norman Cole of Portadown, Co. Armagh died on 20th April 1945 as a result of illness having served on H.M.S. Renown during the Second World War.
Infantry
7/9th Battalion, Royal Scots served in 52nd (Lowland) Division during the final push of the Second World War, advancing onward into Germany in January 1945.
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Private George McCann of Co. Armagh served in 52nd (Lowland) Division during early 1945 encountering resistance from the enemy in the late stages of the war.
The Canadian Infantry Corps formed on 2nd September 1942, encompassing all existing infantry regiments. It served throughout the Second World War until 1945.
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Lance Corporal Samuel Alexander Hazlett of Portadown, Co. Armagh served in the Canadian Infantry Corps during the Second World War. He died on 13th April 1945.
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Rifleman Samuel Tweedy of Belfast died in Germany on 13th April 1945 while 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles engaged the enemy near the village of Harpstedt.
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Private William Robert Hutchinson of Portadown, Co. Armagh served in the Toronto Scottish Regiment, Canadian Infantry Corps during the Second World War.
During the Second World War, the Special Operations Executive or S.O.E. waged a secret war of subversion and sabotage behind enemy lines around the world.
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In early February 1945, Major James Brian Watt Smyth and- Special Operations Executive Team RAT were ambushed behind enemy lines in Operation LABEL in Burma.
