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Rifleman HORACE SHIELDS

Service Number: 5500
Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

1st/7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 19 November 1916

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

FONCQUEVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY

I. J. 31.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Joseph and Lavina Shields, of 3, Silver Royd Place, Silver Royd Hill, Wortley, Leeds.
  • Personal Inscription WAR'S BITTER COST BUT STILL HE LIVES IN HEART & MEMORY
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Buried or commemorated at

FONCQUEVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 658
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