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Second Lieutenant JAMES HARPER

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Cheshire Regiment

"D" Coy. 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 28 June 1918

Age 34 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TANNAY BRITISH CEMETERY, THIENNES

Plot 3. Row C. Grave 9.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Donald Smith Harper and Caroline Harper, of 30, Hill Rd., Claughton, Birkenhead.
  • Personal Inscription WE ASKED LIFE FOR HIM AND THOU GAVEST HIM LIFE FOR EVERMORE.
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Buried or commemorated at

TANNAY BRITISH CEMETERY, THIENNES
Nord France
Number of casualties: 381
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