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Captain WILLIAM WALTER BUSBY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Essex Regiment

"D" Coy. 13th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 13 November 1916

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No.2

II. A. 6.

France

June 2023 photos taken during visit to Somme cemeteries

Photographer: Alexander Marchi

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of Charles Edward and Minnie Busby, of 14, Sherrard Rd., Forest Gate, Essex.
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Buried or commemorated at

SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No.2
Somme France
Number of casualties: 7137
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