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Military service
Service number:
4551
Age:
36
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Gloucestershire Regiment
Division:
1st/6th Battalion
Enlistment:
Nova Scotia
Death:
July 27, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. B. 38.
Additional information
Son of Joseph and Emeline Forbes, of Salem, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia. Born at Argyle, Yarmouth Co. He served with the Gloucestershire Reigiment under the name of John Franklin Dolon.
PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Puchevillers is a village about 19 kilometres north-east of Amiens. The PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY is a little west of the village. The first Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost is situated by the church in the village.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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