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Rifleman WILLIAM ARTHUR ALTON

Service Number: 1738
Regiment & Unit/Ship

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

1st/18th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 03 October 1915

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY

II. A. 42.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Alton, of New County Hall, Westminster, London.
  • Personal Inscription IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BRAVE AND NOBLE SON AND BROTHER

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Buried or commemorated at

LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 3548
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