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Second Lieutenant GERALD WILLIAM HIRST

Regiment & Unit/Ship

The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

3rd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 26 February 1917

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS

IV. M. 5.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Rachel Hirst, of The Bridge House, Bedwas, Newport.
  • Personal Inscription FOR THE SAFETY, HONOUR AND WELFARE OF OUR SOVEREIGN AND HIS DOMINIONS
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Buried or commemorated at

A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS
Somme France
Number of casualties: 3647
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