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Rifleman WILLIAM ALEC PEIRCE

Service Number: 3994
Regiment & Unit/Ship

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

"B" Coy.

Date of Death

Died 17 July 1916

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY

IV. A. 8.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Emily Harriet Peirce, of 54, Warham Rd., Harringay, London.
  • Personal Inscription WE ARE PROUD OF YOU DEAR BOY SADLY MISSED DAD AND MUM
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Buried or commemorated at

LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY
Nord France
Number of casualties: 701
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