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Private JOHN WILLIAM THIRKETTLE

Service Number: 2839
Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 29 September 1917

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY

II. D. 12.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Medal
  • Additional Info Son of Wm. and Jane Laura Thirkettle, of 20, Marsh Farm, Thorington, Darsham, Suffolk.
  • Personal Inscription TRUE IN LIFE NOBLE IN DEATH ONE WE LOVED BUT COULD NOT SAVE
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Buried or commemorated at

NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 1615
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