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Rifleman SIDNEY DOUGLAS ROOT

Service Number: 573735
Regiment & Unit/Ship

London Regiment

1st/17th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 18 December 1917

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ROCQUIGNY-EQUANCOURT ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY, MANANCOURT

III. C. 18.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Thomas Douglas Root, and Ada Maria Root, of 75, Stanhope St., Euston Rd., London. Native of St. Pancras, London.
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Buried or commemorated at

ROCQUIGNY-EQUANCOURT ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY, MANANCOURT
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2045
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