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Lieutenant WILLIAM WRIGHT SAWDEN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Flying Corps

20th Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 05 June 1917

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

X. A. 43.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Secondary Unit, Regiment and Royal Garrison Artillery
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William James and Emily Sawden, of Thwaite Villas, Cottingham, East Yorks. After five years' service in the Territorial Cyclist Force, he joined the 1st Sportsman's Bn. (23rd (Service) Bn.) Royal Fusiliers at its inception.
  • Personal Inscription ONLY SON OF W.J. & E. SAWDEN OF COTTINGHAM, EAST YORKS
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Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 10786
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