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Lieutenant WILLIAM KERR AMES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

Date of Death

Died 16 September 1914

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

COMPIEGNE SOUTH COMMUNAL CEMETERY

6. 1.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mrs. Florence L. Ames, of 29, Clifton Gardens, Folkestone, and the late Thomas Ames.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

COMPIEGNE SOUTH COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Oise France
Number of casualties: 8
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