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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM ALBERT ROOKE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 29 July 1916

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MAILLY-MAILLET COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

D. 14.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Only son of Mr. W. H. and Mrs. M. A. Rooke, of Ashleigh Villa, 58, Greyhound Lane, Streatham, London.
  • Personal Inscription HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
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Buried or commemorated at

MAILLY-MAILLET COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme France
Number of casualties: 126
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