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Rifleman WILLIAM EDWARD HORSLEY

Service Number: 57497
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

18th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 22 October 1918

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HEESTERT MILITARY CEMETERY

C. 8.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Frederick John and Maria Horsley, of 11, Fortunegate Rd., Harlesden, London.
  • Personal Inscription A FAITHFUL SON WITH A NOBLE MIND FONDLY LOVED BY THOSE HE'S LEFT BEHIND. R.I.P.
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Buried or commemorated at

HEESTERT MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 184
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