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Serjeant GEORGE WILLIS

Service Number: 9/1440
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Durham Light Infantry

1st/9th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 04 January 1917

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

IV. F. 3.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis, of 80, Hunter's Buildings, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2167
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