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Private WILLIAM MUMFORD

Service Number: 1562
Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

1st/5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 13 October 1915

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ESSEX FARM CEMETERY

I. M. 16.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Frederick A. and Ada E. Mumford, of 5, High Bond End, Knaresborough, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription SLEEP WELL BELOVED UNTIL DAY BREAKS AND SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

ESSEX FARM CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 1206
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