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George James Henry Saunders
Key Facts
Occupation/Rank: P/SD/X 1297, Able Seaman, HMS Skate
Date of Death: 16 April 1941
Place of Death: Percy Street Shelter
Age: 21
Able Seaman Saunders was killed when a parachute mine landed on Percy Street during the Easter Tuesday Raid.
At least 48 people were killed in this incident.
He is buried in Belfast City Cemetery.
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