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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM HENRY BACKHOUSE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

1st/6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 13 March 1918

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY

III. F. 16.

Belgium

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Elizabeth Backhouse, of 9, Blandford Square, London, N.W.1.
  • Personal Inscription TILL THE SHADOWS OF LIFE ARE OVER AND WE MEET IN THE GREAT BEYOND
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Buried or commemorated at

MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 1658
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