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Second Lieutenant ALAN WEBSTER SHANN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

2nd/8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 27 November 1917

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL

Panel 5.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Silvanus and Ann Elizabeth Shann, of "Ivy Dene," 19, Well Close Place, Leeds. Serjt. Major Leeds Grammar School O.T.C. Aug., 1914, to Dec., 1915; accepted Inns of Court O.T.C. Jan., 1916; received commission Jan.1917.,.
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