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Private JOHN WILLIAM CALLAGHAN

Service Number: 75716
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Fusiliers

24th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 02 June 1918

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT

II. G. 21.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Only son of Mary Ann Cooper (formerly Callaghan), of 135, Westgate, Wakefield, and the late Dominic Callaghan. Born at Wakefield.
  • Personal Inscription FOR HONOUR, LIBERTY AND TRUTH HE SACRIFICED HIS GLORIOUS YOUTH
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Buried or commemorated at

BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1374
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