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Rifleman OLIVER BIRKHAMSHAW

Service Number: C/7177
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

18th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 15 September 1916

Age 32 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BULLS ROAD CEMETERY, FLERS

III. G. 25.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Oliver and Tryphena Birkhamshaw. Native of Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
  • Personal Inscription MEMORY IS THE ONLY THING THAT GRIEF CAN CALL ITS OWN
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Buried or commemorated at

BULLS ROAD CEMETERY, FLERS
Somme France
Number of casualties: 771
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