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Serjeant W CORNISH

Service Number: 8588
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Devonshire Regiment

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 13 September 1916

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, CORBIE

II. D. 49.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal
  • Additional Info Son of William and Mary Grace Cornish, of Bishop's Teignton, Devon.
  • Personal Inscription REST IN PEACE
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Buried or commemorated at

LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, CORBIE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 896
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