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Lance Corporal R ELDER

Service Number: 7539
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Scots

1st/8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 19 October 1915

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

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B. 23.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Elder, of 40, March St., Peebles.
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Somme France
Number of casualties: 613
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