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Henry James Bechett Shorter
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1890 |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 8584 |
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Units: — Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 7th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 17/07/1917 |
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Age: 27 |
Cemetery
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Perth Cemetery (China Wall) Plot: I Row: L Grave: 20 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Sources 1
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7 Battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2049/2). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/104056 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=3d4099c7-d64e-4c44-84eb-c28569406a82 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4022519 |