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Rifleman WALTER COATES

Service Number: 3247278
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died Between 10 May 1940 and 04 June 1940

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ESQUELMES WAR CEMETERY

V. A. 2.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Husband of Muriel Coates, of Bradford, Yorkshire.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

ESQUELMES WAR CEMETERY
Hainaut Belgium
Number of casualties: 233
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