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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM NISBET MAXWELL

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Seaforth Highlanders

3rd Bn. attd. 7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 12 October 1916

Age 36 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY

II. D. 5.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Husband of Annie Roper Maxwell. Born at Hawick, Scotland.
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Buried or commemorated at

HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 161
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