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Private J HIRST

Service Number: 32408
Regiment & Unit/Ship

York and Lancaster Regiment

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 27 March 1918

Age 31 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ

XXIV. A. 5.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Wright Albert Hirst and Sarah Jane Hirst, of 104, Stockport Rd., Mossley, Manchester.
  • Personal Inscription HE SACRIFICED HIS LIFE ON THE ALTAR OF DUTY
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Buried or commemorated at

CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 7661
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