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Private FRANK HANDSCOMBE

Service Number: 22173
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Bedfordshire Regiment

6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 11 July 1916

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE

V. J. 5.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. Handscombe, of Burge End, Pirton, Hitchin, Herts.
  • Personal Inscription BLESSED ARE THE DEAD THAT DIE IN THE LORD
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Buried or commemorated at

GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1680
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