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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM EDGAR FARTHING

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Garrison Artillery

159th Heavy Bty.

Date of Death

Died 08 February 1917

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PLYMOUTH (FORD PARK) CEMETERY

General R. 36. 17.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of F. W. Farthing, of Plymouth; husband of Ivy May Farthing, of 22, Athenaeum St., The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon.
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Buried or commemorated at

PLYMOUTH (FORD PARK) CEMETERY
Devon United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 2068
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