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Lieutenant WILLIAM NORMAN SIMPSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

16th Entrenching Bn., late 6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 31 March 1918

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CHAUNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION

1. F. 2.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William Robert and Annie Simpson, of 197 Stamford St., Brook''s Bar, Manchester.
  • Personal Inscription MAY HE REST IN THY PEACE AND AWAKE TO A JOYFUL RESURRECTION
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CHAUNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION
Aisne France
Number of casualties: 1008
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