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Bombardier WILLIAM EDWARD BARRS

Service Number: 3401
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Field Artillery

101st Howitzer Bty.

Date of Death

Died 21 July 1917

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY

III. E. 25.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Additional Info Son of William Dennis Barrs and Anne Barrs, of 24, New Rd., Brighton, England. Born Garston, Cheshire, England.
  • Personal Inscription IN MEMORY R.I.P.
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Buried or commemorated at

RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 800
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