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Rifleman ALEXANDER JOSEPH TOMKINS

Service Number: R/3334
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

12th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 25 September 1915

Age 16 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS CANADIAN CEMETERY

I. E. 99.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William John and Lucy Elizabeth Tomkins, of Back 60, George St., West Smethwick, Staffs. Native of West Bromwich.
  • Personal Inscription IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH
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Buried or commemorated at

SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS CANADIAN CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 314
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