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Lance Corporal SAMUEL THORNHILL

Service Number: 1672
Regiment & Unit/Ship

London Regiment

19th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 15 September 1916

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, LONGUEVAL

1A.A.7.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Samuel and Annie E. Thornhill, of 2, Mylne St., Claremont Square, Finsbury, London.
  • Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON

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Buried or commemorated at

LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, LONGUEVAL
Somme France
Number of casualties: 4040
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