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William Kirby

Private

Service No. 40264

Age 19

Died on 28 September 1916

Leicestershire Regiment

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Somme, France

Son of William and Marion Kirby, of 136, Dorset St., Leicester.

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Sam Swanton

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

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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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Poppy Shop Supporter

We will remember them.

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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 and 7th Battalio...

Henry Harrison

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