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Captain VALENTINE KNOX GILLILAND

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Irish Rifles

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 08 May 1915

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DIVISIONAL COLLECTING POST CEMETERY AND EXTENSION

II. O. 16

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George Knox Gilliland and Frances Jane Gilliland, of Brook Hall, Londonderry.
  • Personal Inscription THERE IS A GREEN HILL FAR AWAY, WITHOUT A CITY WALL
  • N.B. Recent research has shown that Captain Gilliland is buried here. Currently the grave is marked with a headstone to an unknown Captain, Royal Irish Rifles, but a new headstone bearing his details is now on order. Please contact the Commission for further details.
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