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Rifleman W J V DOWN

Service Number: 8812
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

3rd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 10 May 1915

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

XXXI. D. 15.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Alfred and the late Annie Down. Native of Hastings.
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 10786
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