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Bombardier WILLIAM HARLAND TOY

Service Number: 819438
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Horse Artillery

5 Regt.

Date of Death

Died 27 July 1942

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

XXI. B. 8.

Egypt

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Charles William and Laura Ann Toy; husband of Olive Toy, of Shaw Mills, Yorkshire.
  • Personal Inscription A CALL FROM GOD ON HIGH NOT EVEN TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TAKEN HOME TO PEACE AND REST WE GRIEVE BUT GOD KNOWS BEST
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Buried or commemorated at

EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Egypt
Number of casualties: 7368
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