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William Henry Shaughnessy

Private

Service No. 17068

Age 33

Died on 23 October 1916

Lincolnshire Regiment

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Somme, France

Son of Stephen and Annie Shaughnessy, of 48, Ronald St., Florence, Longton; husband of Hannah E. Shaughnessy, of 38, Spring Garden Rd., Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. Served in the South African Campaign.

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Henry Harrison

William, O valiant heart, who to your glory came….your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

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William, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, but, as a former soldier in the 1st Lincolns myself,...

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