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Lance Sergeant HENRY (HARRY) FORTESCUE HITCHINS

Service Number: 412382
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Infantry

21st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 12 May 1918

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT

I. B. 17.

France

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  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of Ellen Hitchins, of Barnes Cottage, Manor Rd., Ruislip, Uxbridge, England. Native of Falmouth, England.
  • Personal Inscription SLEEP ON BELOVED SLEEP AND TAKE THY REST LOVING MOTHER & FAMILY
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Buried or commemorated at

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