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First Name: William Last Name: MARRIAGE
Date of Death: 25/09/1915 Lived/Born In: Finsbury Park
Rank: Lance Corporal Unit: Cornwall Light Infantry7
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Age-27

106 Campbell Road, Finsbury Park

Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France

7th Cornwall Light Infantry arrived in France in July 1915 as part of 61 Brigade, 20th Division. At the beginning of September, 1915, after a period of trench instruction they moved into the front line at Fleurbaix in northern France,. When the Battle of Loss kicked off on 25th September, 1915, 7th Cornwall Light Infantry took part in a demonstration at Fleurbaix designed to keep the Germans occupied and prevent reinforcements being sent to Loos.

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