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Private WILLIAM THOMAS COSSENS

Service Number: 4851
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Gloucestershire Regiment

1st/5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 July 1916

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE

II. C. 1.

France

Medmenham (St. Peter) Churchyard

Photographer: Andrew Fetherston

PM

Photographer: Steven Monks

PM 2'6" Portland headstone. 11L and 6F Oxlade.

Photographer: Steven Monks

CH

Photographer: Bruce McGrath

CH

Photographer: Bruce McGrath

CH

Photographer: Isabel Gormley

TICKELL F (Frederick Tickell) - CH - NO CHANGE - Fissure/crack around the full circumference of the Botticino headstone, about 6-10cm from the top. In places, there is an accumulation of what looks/feels like pale green paste in/around the crack/fissure (not all I think algae). There is a slight dark green algae build-up around the top of the headstone but not enough to justify cleaning at this time. Headstone is stable and vertical with no sign of movement of the top section. [LHS] minor chipping to the rear top edge corner. Like other graves in the churchyard, a number of snow drops, crocuses and daffodils are growing in front of the headstone. No weeding required.

Photographer: Mike Chapman

  • Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. 8th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of H. C. B. Cossens, and the late Robert Cossens, of 19, North Place, Cheltenham, Glos.
  • Personal Inscription BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND
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Buried or commemorated at

HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2973
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