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Major WILLIAM HENRY ABELL

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Middlesex Regiment

4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 August 1914

Age 40 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ST. SYMPHORIEN MILITARY CEMETERY

II. A. 1.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of the late Martin Abell of Norton Hall, Worcester; husband of Gertrude Lilian Abell, of 3, Oswald Rd., Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

ST. SYMPHORIEN MILITARY CEMETERY
Hainaut Belgium
Number of casualties: 513
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