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Major CECIL ALFRED BOURNE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Field Artillery

411th Bty. 126th Bde.

Date of Death

Died 11 December 1918

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

VALENCIENNES (ST. ROCH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY

II. A. 23.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. H. H. and Mrs. M. Bourne, of "Kia-Ora,'' Khartoum Avenue, Gordon, New South Wales. Born at Sydney.
  • Personal Inscription LIGHT AFTER DARKNESS GAIN AFTER LOSS
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Buried or commemorated at

VALENCIENNES (ST. ROCH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord France
Number of casualties: 919
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