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Captain EDWARD GERALD MYTTON THORNYCROFT

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

Date of Death

Died 12 September 1914

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

KISII BOMA MILITARY GRAVES

Grave 1.

Kenya

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. 4th Bn. King's African Rifles
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Frances A. H. Morris (formerly Thornycroft), of New Place, Tiverton, Devon, and the late Rev. J. Mytton Thornycroft.
  • Personal Inscription IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY KILLED WHILE GALLANTLY LEADING HIS TROOPS IN A SUCCESSFUL ACTION
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