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Serjeant W CORNISH

Service Number: 8588
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Devonshire Regiment

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 13 September 1916

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, CORBIE

II. D. 49.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal
  • Additional Info Son of William and Mary Grace Cornish, of Bishop's Teignton, Devon.
  • Personal Inscription REST IN PEACE
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Buried or commemorated at

LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, CORBIE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 896
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