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Gunner JOHN LAURENCE ELDRIDGE

Service Number: 79921
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Horse Artillery

"Y" Bty.

Date of Death

Died 19 June 1915

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PINK FARM CEMETERY, HELLES

Sp. Mem. 29.

Turkey (including Gallipoli)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Grace Eldridge, of Norton Green, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
  • Personal Inscription IT IS SWEET & HONORABLE TO DIE FOR YOUR COUNTRY
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Buried or commemorated at

PINK FARM CEMETERY, HELLES
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Number of casualties: 602
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