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Major JOHN CECIL LANCASTER

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 08 May 1915

Age 41 years old

Buried or commemorated at

OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY

VIII. C. 5.

Belgium

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of the late Robert and Euphemia Lancaster. Served in the South African Campaign.
  • Personal Inscription THEY NEVER FAIL WHO DIE IN A GREAT CAUSE
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Buried or commemorated at

OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 1238
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