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Private W J AIREY

Service Number: 59005
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Infantry

21st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 14 October 1916

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

YEALAND CONYERS (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD

F. 2. 6.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of James and Gertrude Airey, of Lancaster, England.
  • Personal Inscription HE DIED FOR FREEDOM
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Buried or commemorated at

YEALAND CONYERS (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD
Lancashire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 5
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