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Second Lieutenant RODERICK THYNNE SACKVILLE GWYNNE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

"A" Coy. 4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 May 1915

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

V. A. 28.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Edith Harriet Maxwell Gwynne, of 13, Southdene, Filey, Yorks., and the late Maj. Roderick Edmund Howe Gwynne (Royal Welch Fusiliers).
  • Personal Inscription BORN SEPT.16TH 1893 HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US PEACE BE UNTO YOU
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Buried or commemorated at

MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord France
Number of casualties: 1290
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