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Private W KAY

Service Number: 18184
Regiment & Unit/Ship

South Lancashire Regiment

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 October 1916

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GRANDCOURT ROAD CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT

D. 8.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Fred and Bessie Kay; husband of Ruth Kay, of 36, Mark St., Clapton St., Hulme, Manchester. Born at Salford, Manchester.
  • Personal Inscription OH FOR THE TOUCH OF A VANISHED HAND & THE SOUND OF A VOICE THAT IS STILL
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Buried or commemorated at

GRANDCOURT ROAD CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT
Somme France
Number of casualties: 389
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