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Second Lieutenant BASIL OLIVER MOON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)

8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 24 May 1915

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POST OFFICE RIFLES CEMETERY, FESTUBERT

I. B. 9.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Sir Ernest Moon, K.C.B. and Lady Moon, of Braziers Park, Ipsden, Wallingford, Berks.
  • Personal Inscription BRAVE, HONOURABLE AND BELOVED
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Buried or commemorated at

POST OFFICE RIFLES CEMETERY, FESTUBERT
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 400
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