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Second Lieutenant JOHN OSCAR LAYBOURNE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Cheshire Regiment

1st/7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 26 March 1917

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY

XXVIII. A. 2.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John Henry and Ada Sophia Laybourne, of 22, The Groves, Chester. Born at Liverpool.
  • Personal Inscription A NOBLE LIFE FREELY SACRIFICED FOR THE FUTURE WELFARE OF HUMANITY
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Buried or commemorated at

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