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Rifleman WILLIAM JOHN WALKER

Service Number: S/5787
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Rifle Brigade

"B" Coy. 11th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 16 October 1915

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE

I. J. 3.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Florence Walker, of 416, Whitworth Rd., Rochdale, Lancs.
  • Personal Inscription THE FINGER OF GOD TOUCHED HIM AND HE SLEPT
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Buried or commemorated at

ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 806
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