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Second Lieutenant EDWARD COTNAM FIELDS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Northumberland Fusiliers

27th (Tyneside Irish) Bn.

Date of Death

Died 22 June 1916

Age 34 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

Plot 1. Row B. Grave 4.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Only son of Ann and the late Robert Lehair Fields, of 17, Northumberland Square, North Shields, Northumberland. Fought at Festubert and Loos in the Ranks. Received his commission in Eirance.
  • Personal Inscription IT IS GOOD TO DIE THAT ENGLAND MAY LIVE
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