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Second Lieutenant HERBERT FRANKLIN BACKHOUSE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Middlesex Regiment

4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 25 August 1918

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GOMMECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, HEBUTERNE

V. K. 25.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of James Christopher and Effie Maud Backhouse (nee Holden), of 346, Camden Rd., London. A sculptor. Joined Artists' Rifles in 1915.
  • Personal Inscription IN LIFE DUTIFUL IN DEATH FAITHFUL IN MEMORY BELOVED
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Buried or commemorated at

GOMMECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, HEBUTERNE
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 1356
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