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Air Mechanic 2Nd Class WILLIAM SYDNEY SIMMONS

Service Number: 402899
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

Date of Death

Died 15 August 1918

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ADELAIDE CEMETERY, VILLERS-BRETONNEUX

I. E. 9.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mrs. F. Simmons, of 45, Camden Rd., Camden Town, London.
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS GREATEST GIFT HIS LIFE ON THE ALTAR OF DUTY
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Buried or commemorated at

ADELAIDE CEMETERY, VILLERS-BRETONNEUX
Somme France
Number of casualties: 960
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