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Lieutenant JOHN WALTON BAMBER

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

10th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 01 July 1916

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE

Sp. Mem. B. 12.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Bessie Bamber, of 128, Pietermaritz St., Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa.
  • Personal Inscription THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT
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Buried or commemorated at

GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1680
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