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Lieutenant JAMES BOWEN PRIMROSE WELLS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Bedfordshire Regiment

4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 04 April 1918

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BLIGHTY VALLEY CEMETERY, AUTHUILLE WOOD

Becourt German Cemetery Mem. 1.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Dr. and Mrs. Primrose Wells, of Pinner Wood, Duncan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

BLIGHTY VALLEY CEMETERY, AUTHUILLE WOOD
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1026
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