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Second Lieutenant BASIL LANCELOT CUMPSTON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Border Regiment

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 10 May 1917

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

I. A. 8.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Basil A. and Florence J Cumpston, of 443, Walmer Rd., Toronto, Canada.
  • Personal Inscription NOT FAR AWAY JUST CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE TO FULLER LIFE
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Buried or commemorated at

ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 1466
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