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Rifleman BENJAMIN JOHN AXHORN

Service Number: 62682
Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

1st/7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 26 June 1918

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY

V. C. 2.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and H. J. Axhom, of 10, Pant Rd., Dowlais, Glam.
  • Personal Inscription SLEEP ON BELOVED SLEEP AND TAKE THY REST
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Buried or commemorated at

LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 3548
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