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Rifleman C F W THOMPSON

Service Number: C/12162
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

21st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 17 September 1916

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL

XXI. E. 5.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George and Rose Ada Thompson, of Long St., Easingwold, York.
  • Personal Inscription AN ENDEARING LIFE CUT SHORT HE NOBLY LIVED AND DIED
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Buried or commemorated at

CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL
Somme France
Number of casualties: 5572
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