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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM CLIFFORD HALES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Berkshire Regiment

8th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 October 1916

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY

Special. Mem. C. 5.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Only son of William Henry and Florence Hales, of 15, Clifford's Inn, London; husband of Athol Hales. Matriculated at London University and passed Law Final Examination in June, 1914.
  • Personal Inscription PRO PATRIA IT IS AS A SOLDIER HE WILL STAND BEFORE HIS GOD
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Buried or commemorated at

BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 2480
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