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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM ROY DAVEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

London Regiment (The Rangers)

12th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 01 July 1916

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GOMMECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, HEBUTERNE

VI. A. 1.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William Henry and Jessie F. L. Davey.
  • Personal Inscription THIS CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND
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Buried or commemorated at

GOMMECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, HEBUTERNE
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 1356
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