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Captain WILLIAM ALEXANDER COSGRAVE HEDLEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

1st Bn. formerly 8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 19 July 1918

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ABEELE AERODROME MILITARY CEMETERY

II. B. 13.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of the Rev. Herbert and Mrs. Hedley, of 17, Brockhill Rd., Hythe, Kent. Born at Mickley Vicarage, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
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Buried or commemorated at

ABEELE AERODROME MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 104
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