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Private ALEXANDER McCANN

Service Number: 21508
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Irish Fusiliers

7th/8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 08 May 1917

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY

II. A. 9.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Ellen McCann, of 2, Larkfield Cottages, Crumlin Rd., Dublin.
  • Personal Inscription OUR LADY OF VICTORIES PRAY FOR HIM
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Buried or commemorated at

ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 149
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