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Private WILLIAM JOHN LANE

Service Number: 265141
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Monmouthshire Regiment

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 27 January 1917

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GUARDS' CEMETERY, LESBOEUFS

II. R. 9.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Eldest son of William and Rachel Lane, of 16, Ty Brachty Terrace, Kendon, Crumlin, Mon.
  • Personal Inscription HE IS NOT LOST ALL THAT SEEMS LOST TO EARTH IS FOUND IN HEAVEN
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Buried or commemorated at

GUARDS' CEMETERY, LESBOEUFS
Somme France
Number of casualties: 3143
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