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Private ERNEST ALBERT SELMES

Service Number: G/6982
Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

11th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 05 March 1917

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY

G. 3.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Selmes, of Gostrode Hatch, Chiddingfold, Surrey.
  • Personal Inscription ONLY A BRITISH SOLDIER ONLY A MOTHER'S SON BURIED ON FIELD OF BATTLE YOU KNOW MY DUTY I'VE DONE
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
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Buried or commemorated at

DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 624
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