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Rifleman GEORGE EDWARD SIMPSON

Service Number: 78322
Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 07 November 1918

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ

XXXI. A. 36.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Eliza Simpson, of Selby; husband of Laura Simpson, of 153, Olympia Cottages, Selby, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription ALTHOUGH THE BODY SLUMBERS HERE THE SOUL IS SAFE IN HEAVEN
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Buried or commemorated at

CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 7661
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