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9th Coast Regiment

 

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This Page is Dedicated To

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Leighton W.A.

 

United Kingdom

Royal Artillery

9 Coast Regiment

 

Japanese POW

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Chapel House, Gearoowlydd, Chepstow, Manmouthshire, Eng.

 

Memorial

 

 

 

Torpedoed and sunk on 12/09/1944 by US submarine Sealion off East Hainan island at around 5:00am. 1159 were lost. Rescued by USS Sealion SS 315 from water.

 

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