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Lance Bombardier WILLIAM ALCORN

Service Number: 853161
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

4 Field Regt.

Date of Death

Died 07 June 1942

Age 31 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY

2. C. 10.

Libya

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Robert and Rebecca Alcorn, of Rathmullen, Co. Donegal, Irish Republic.
  • Personal Inscription GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN. GONE TO BE WITH CHRIST; WHICH IS FAR BETTER
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Buried or commemorated at

TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY
Libya
Number of casualties: 2480
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