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Private WILLIAM CAPSTICK

Service Number: 13861
Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 16 October 1916

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY

VIII. D. 20.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George Metcalfe Capstick and Elizabeth Capstick, of 28, Oakthwaite Rd., Heathwaite, Windermere, Westmorland.
  • Personal Inscription GOD HIS WATCH IS KEEPING THOUGH NONE ELSE BE NEAR
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Buried or commemorated at

BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 2480
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