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Lieutenant Colonel HENRY DENNE HIRST

Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Cdg. 3rd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 16 May 1918

Age 53 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BRIDGE (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD

E. 2.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of the Rev. Thomas Hirst and Emma Hirst, of Canterbury; husband of Iris Temple Hirst, of 58, Bouverie Rd. West, Folkestone. Commanded 3rd Bn. from 1st July, 1912, until his death. Served in the South African War. (Mentioned in Despatches).
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