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Baker WILLIAM EDWIN ELRICK

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Merchant Navy

S.S. Duchess of York (London)

Date of Death

Died 11 July 1943

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BEN M'SIK EUROPEAN CEMETERY

Plot 59A. Row 1. Grave 7.

Morocco

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Margaret Elrick, of Glasgow.
  • Personal Inscription HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF
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Buried or commemorated at

BEN M'SIK EUROPEAN CEMETERY
Morocco
Number of casualties: 47
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