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Rifleman W McDOWELL

Service Number: 2548
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Irish Rifles

"D" Coy. 11th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 01 July 1916

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CERISY-GAILLY FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY

II. A. 11.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of James and Ellen McDowell, of 2, New St., Lisburn, Co. Antrim.
  • Personal Inscription AT THE RIVER'S CRYSTAL BRINK CHRIST SHALL JOIN EACH BROKEN LINK
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Buried or commemorated at

CERISY-GAILLY FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 393
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