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Gunner WILLIAM HENRY OATES

Service Number: 1427215
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

2 bty., 6 A.A. Regt.

Date of Death

Died 06 June 1940

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BOLTON (HEATON) CEMETERY

Div. 3. Sec. Y.2. R.C. Joint grave 96.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Hannah Oates, of Bolton.
  • Personal Inscription THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE: DUTY NOBLY DONE
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Buried or commemorated at

BOLTON (HEATON) CEMETERY
Lancashire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 225
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