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Second Lieutenant JOHN WARD

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 18 December 1915

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Plot I. Row C. Grave 2.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Only son of George J. and Emily Ward, of Stanley Road, Lytham, Lancashire.
  • Personal Inscription NEVER A CLOUD IN HIS LIFE HE GAVE UP ALL FOR US
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Buried or commemorated at

CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 249
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