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Lieutenant WILFRED VAN GRUISEN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Fusiliers

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 01 November 1916

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BIRKENHEAD (FLAYBRICK HILL) CEMETERY

2. C. of E. 749.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of Albert Henry and Florence Angela Van Gruisen, of 82, Portland Place, London. Educated at Bilton Grange School, Rugby, and Sandhurst.
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Buried or commemorated at

BIRKENHEAD (FLAYBRICK HILL) CEMETERY
Cheshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 223
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