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2nd Lt. John James Rising
British Army 5th Btn. Hampshire Regiment

(d.17th April 1941)
John Rising was killed during the Blitz when he was on leave. It was his son's 4th birthday. He was with his wife having a meal in a fancy glass restaurant in London when a bomb hit and they fell. Both were injured. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital but the ambulance took a hit and he was killed.

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