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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM VARLEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Garrison Artillery

2nd/1st (Lancs) Heavy Bty.

Date of Death

Died 24 March 1918

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

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Sp. Mem. 1.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Hiram Wentworth Varley and Alice Agnes Varley, of Glenelg, South Australia.
  • Personal Inscription THE SPLENDOUR OF YOUR YOUTH YOU GAVE
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Somme France
Number of casualties: 888
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