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William Francis Wells-cole

Second Lieutenant

Service No. Unknown

Age 19

Died on 31 July 1917

Lincolnshire Regiment

YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Eldest son of William Francis Wells-Cole and Ellen Slorey, his wife, of Lincolnshire. Born at Sedgeford, King''s Lynn. Educated at The Dragon''s School, Oxford, Repton (The Priory), and passed into R.M.C., Sandhurst, 1915.

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

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William, I do not know the circumstances of your death, nor why your remains were not recovered from the field of battle, but I can still sa...

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