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Private W SHIRES

Service Number: 20953
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Date of Death

Died 10 October 1917

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LEEDS (LAWNSWOOD) CEMETERY

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United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Thomas Shires; husband of Elizabeth Shires. Alternative Commemoration - buried in Leeds (General) Cemetery.
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Buried or commemorated at

LEEDS (LAWNSWOOD) CEMETERY
Yorkshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 327
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