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Major HUGH CRAWFORD CAVENDISH

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Field Artillery

"B" Bty. 87th Bde.

Date of Death

Died 01 August 1916

Age 35 years old

Buried or commemorated at

FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ

VIII. G. 2.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Alexander C. Cavendish and Joanna M. C. Cavendish; husband of Marjory Philippa Mercer (formerly Cavendish), of Upper Chilland House, Winchester.
  • Personal Inscription IN THEIR LOVE OF LIFE THEY SHRANK NOT FROM DEATH
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Buried or commemorated at

FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY, MAMETZ
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1573
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