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Second Lieutenant OWEN HECKFORD LAPTHORN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Field Artillery

"D" Bty. 102nd Bde.

Date of Death

Died 28 May 1917

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM)

IV. C. 18.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. E. W. and Mrs. L. J. Lapthorn, of "Glenelg," Gosport, Hants.
  • Personal Inscription 'TWAS FOR THE FUTURE THAT THEY FOUGHT
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

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Buried or commemorated at

RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM)
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 2463
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