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Lieutenant WILLIAM TRAFFORD NEWTON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

North Staffordshire Regiment

"B" Coy. 6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 01 July 1916

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GOMMECOURT WOOD NEW CEMETERY, FONCQUEVILLERS

II. B. 11.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Henry Newton, of Tutbury, Staffs. Born at Burton-on-Trent.
  • Personal Inscription HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN MAY DIE FIGHTING FOR GOD AND RIGHT
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Buried or commemorated at

GOMMECOURT WOOD NEW CEMETERY, FONCQUEVILLERS
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 748
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