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Captain WILLIAM SHEWAN PIRIE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Scots Fusiliers

5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 19 April 1917

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY

VI.B.6.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal
  • Additional Info Son of Isabella Pirie of Muirba, Cummington, Burghead, Morayshire.
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Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 3691
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