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In memory of:

Private William Edward Shemilt

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Military service

Service number: D/18358
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Dragoon Gaurds (Carabiniers)
Division: 6th Battalion
Death: August 26, 1918

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: V. M. 5.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 593 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY Somme, France

Longueval is a village 11 kilometres east of Albert. DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY is east of the village and on the south side of the road from Longueval to Ginchy. The cemetery is directly opposite the South African National Museum which is well signposted from the N17 at Bapaume.

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