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Private EDGAR THOMAS WESCOMBE

Service Number: 17638
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Somerset Light Infantry

8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 01 July 1916

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE

III. P. 9.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Ann Wescombe, of Marshway, Curry Mallet, Taunton, and the late Jacob Wescombe. Native of West Bagborough.
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US
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Buried or commemorated at

GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1680
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