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William Cripps

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Forename William
Surname Cripps
Middle Name Harold
Memorial Leigh Cenotaph
Age 18
Address 17 Schofield Street
Parents' Address As above
Township Leigh
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Laboratory, Anchor Cable Works
Regiment Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Batt
Day of Death 7
Month of Death June
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Auchonvillers Memorial Cemetery
Regiment Number 57547
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Alexander and Catherine. Two other brothers on active service. Born in Erith, Kent
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 28/6/18