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Private HORATIO SHANKS

Service Number: 028447
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Army Ordnance Corps

Depot Coy.

Date of Death

Died 04 April 1918

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CATHCART CEMETERY

2A. 1250.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Robina Shanks, of Gilmour Place, Busby, Renfrewshire. Born at Glasgow.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY DAWN AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

CATHCART CEMETERY
Renfrewshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 245
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