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Rifleman CHARLES WILLIAM LONG

Service Number: 12956
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

20th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 30 September 1917

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

XXIV. E. 3A.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John Kimnell Long and Clara Martha Long, of 222, Ann's Hill Rd., Gosport, Hants.
  • Personal Inscription LAY DOWN THE SHIELD AND GIRT THE SWORD FOR NOW THY WORK IS DONE
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Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 10786
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