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Lieutenant JOHN VICTOR ELDERKIN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Field Artillery

"A" Bty. 59th Bde.

Date of Death

Died 23 September 1917

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY

III. H. 6.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Katharine Elderkin, of 13, Millicent Rd., West Bridgford, Nottingham (late of Keyston, Huntingdonshire). Also served in Egypt, Gallipoli and on the Somme.
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Buried or commemorated at

BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 1645
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