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Captain E C SQUIRES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

12th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 18 August 1916

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ

III. I. 5.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of Edward Constable Squires and Ann Eliza Squires, of 25, Cliff Parade, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex; husband of Gertrude Squires.
  • Personal Inscription BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART
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Buried or commemorated at

FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1573
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