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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM ROBINSON FORREST

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Durham Light Infantry

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 12 September 1918

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HERMIES HILL BRITISH CEMETERY

II. C. 40.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of James and Jane Forrest, of Darlington; husband of Lilian Forrest, of 20, Pierremont Rd., Darlington.
  • Personal Inscription THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND
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Buried or commemorated at

HERMIES HILL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 1039
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