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Second Lieutenant JOHN HIRST AINLEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Rifle Brigade

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 June 1918

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LE VERTANNOY BRITISH CEMETERY, HINGES

C. 22.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Hirst and Lilian Mary Ainley, of "Woodlands," Lindley Moor, Huddersfield.
  • Personal Inscription OF WOODLANDS, LINDLEY MOOR HUDDERSFIELD THERE IS NO DEATH BUT FORGETFULNESS
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Buried or commemorated at

LE VERTANNOY BRITISH CEMETERY, HINGES
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 141
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