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Second Lieutenant O J SOAMES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Bedfordshire Regiment

4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 27 March 1918

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BOUZINCOURT RIDGE CEMETERY, ALBERT

II. N. 11.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Soames; husband of H. K. Olive Soames, of 71, Norwich Rd., Ipswich. Born at Earl Stonham, Suffolk.
  • Personal Inscription WHO DIES FOR ENGLAND NEVER DIES HE LIVES ON BRITAIN'S ROLL OF FAME
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Buried or commemorated at

BOUZINCOURT RIDGE CEMETERY, ALBERT
Somme France
Number of casualties: 711
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