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Second Lieutenant FRANCIS DIGBY EDWARD CAYLEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 29 September 1915

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY

I. H. 16.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Sir Everard Cayley, 9th Bart. and Lady Mary Cayley, of Brompton Hall, Yorkshire. His father also died on service
  • Personal Inscription LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM
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Buried or commemorated at

VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 2145
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