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Second Lieutenant CHARLES VICTOR TOWNSEND

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Shropshire Light Infantry

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 March 1916

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY

H. 37.

Belgium

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Harry and Caroline Esther Townsend, of St. John's Villa, Wakefield, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription "ONE OF THE BRAVEST MEN I HAVE EVER MET" HIS COMMANDING OFFICER
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Buried or commemorated at

DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 624
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