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Rifleman WILLIAM GEORGE BOWTHORPE

Service Number: 571565
Regiment & Unit/Ship

London Regiment

17th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 07 November 1917

Age 34 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY

XX. E. 9.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Bowthorpe; husband of Eleanor Rosa Boyle (formerly Bowthorpe), of 171, Balaam St., Plaistow, London. Also served in France and Salonika.
  • Personal Inscription GIVE HIM DEAREST LORD A PLACE IN THE KINGDOM OF THY GRACE
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Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 3691
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