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Second Lieutenant PERCY FRANCIS GETHIN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Devonshire Regiment

3rd Bn. attd. 8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 28 June 1916

Age 42 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DEVONSHIRE CEMETERY, MAMETZ

B. 4.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Capt. George Gethin (late 20th Regt.) and Mabel Gethin. An artist.
  • Personal Inscription BECAUSE I LIVE YE SHALL LIVE ALSO JOHN 14.19
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Buried or commemorated at

DEVONSHIRE CEMETERY, MAMETZ
Somme France
Number of casualties: 163
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