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Lieutenant WILLIAM CECIL HESKETH

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Field Artillery

"D" Bty. 149th Bde.

Date of Death

Died 09 October 1916

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS

IV. E. 29.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Ellen Hesketh, of Park House, East Park Rd., Blackburn, formerly of Lytham. Born at Feniscowles, near Blackburn.
  • Personal Inscription IN DEO MEA SPES
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Buried or commemorated at

A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS
Somme France
Number of casualties: 3647
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