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Lance Corporal WILLIAM BERTRAND CARNES

Service Number: 8720
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Irish Regiment

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 11 May 1915

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY

VIII. C. 22.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal
  • Additional Info Son of Mary Amy Carnes, of 25, Booth St. East, Oxford Rd., Manchester, and the late James Carnes.
  • Personal Inscription LORD THY WILL BE DONE R.I.P.
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Buried or commemorated at

BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 5813
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