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Drummer HERBERT PERCY HITCH

Service Number: 6299
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Gloucestershire Regiment

1st/4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 16 August 1916

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE

IV. F. 45.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hitch, of 50, Como St., Romford, Essex.
  • Personal Inscription WE REMEMBER WITH LOVE AND HONOUR HIM WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US
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Buried or commemorated at

POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2771
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