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Lance Serjeant J THICKENS

Service Number: 290795
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

1st/7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 26 March 1917

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY

II. F. 5.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Thomas and Miriam Thickens, of Llwynmelyn, Llandinam, Mont.
  • Personal Inscription FAR AWAY FROM HIS HOME AND LOVED ONES AT REST IN A FOREIGN LAND
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Buried or commemorated at

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