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Private JOHN WILLAN

Service Number: 18/1197
Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

18th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 15 August 1916

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE

IV. A. 26.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Tom and Harriet Willan, of 19, Amberley St., Leeds Rd., Bradford, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 915
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