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Private WILLIAM FREDERICK SHAW

Service Number: 40218
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Cheshire Regiment

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 24 October 1917

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY

VII. B. 1.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Caroline Shaw, of 39, Fairfield, Talywain, Pontypool, Mon.
  • Personal Inscription GOOD NIGHT BELOVED UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 5916
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