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Rifleman WILLIAM COPE

Service Number: 3247253
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 19 May 1942

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DIEGO SUAREZ WAR CEMETERY

2. K. 4.

Madagascar

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Nephew of Mary Holt, of Bury, Gtr. Manchester, England.
  • Personal Inscription DOWN THE LANE OF MEMORIES ARE THOUGHTS OF HAPPY DAYS
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Buried or commemorated at

DIEGO SUAREZ WAR CEMETERY
Madagascar
Number of casualties: 315
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