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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM ARTHUR DERRICK ELEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

5th Bn. attd. 1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 17 February 1917

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT

IV. C. 28.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Lt. Col. W. G. Eley, D.S.O., and Helen Eley, of Whiteshoots Hill, Bourton-on-the Water, Glos. Native of Escrick, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription GREATLY BELOVED THESE ARE THEY WHICH CAME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION
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Buried or commemorated at

REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2280
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