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Rifleman ALBERT ERNEST WHEATCROFT

Service Number: 5377
Regiment & Unit/Ship

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

"D" Coy.

Date of Death

Died 10 September 1916

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

COMBLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

VI. E. 3.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr and Mrs. A. B. Wheatcroft, of 72, Chester Green Rd., Derby.
  • Personal Inscription BENEATH THE CROSS OF JESUS I FAIN WOULD TAKE MY STAND
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Buried or commemorated at

COMBLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1510
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