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Private G PURSE

Service Number: 11402
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Devonshire Regiment

11th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 03 February 1919

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

COLYTON CEMETERY

1691.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George and Mary Purse.
  • Personal Inscription SLEEP ON DEAR BROTHER AND TAKE THY REST
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Buried or commemorated at

COLYTON CEMETERY
Devon United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 7
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