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Captain HENRY LAURENCE SLINGSBY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 11 August 1917

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ADINKERKE MILITARY CEMETERY

G. 4.

Belgium

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  • Secondary Unit, Regiment attd (Adjt) 10th Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of William Cecil and Alison Slingsby, of St. Anthonys, Heversham, Westmorland. Went to France 14th Aug, 1914.
  • Personal Inscription REQUIEM AETERNAM DONA EI, DOMINE ET LUX PERPETUA LUCEAT EI
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Buried or commemorated at

ADINKERKE MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 365
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