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Corporal WILLIAM HENRY FRANCIS

Service Number: 4856674
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Leicestershire Regiment

2/5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died Between 27 May 1940 and 31 May 1940

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

VENDIN-LE-VIEIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Adopted son of Sarah Jane Francis, of Barwell, Leicestershire.
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. THOUGHTS GO BACK TO HAPPY DAYS TOGETHER
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Buried or commemorated at

VENDIN-LE-VIEIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 1
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