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3rd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
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L/Cpl. John Henry Wickenden 3rd Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Jack Wickenden served with the 3rd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry in WW1
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Pte. George Henry Gibbs 3rd Btn. Somerset Light Infantry (d.9th Mar 1919) George Gibbs is my late uncle, who is buried in Hampton Lucy Churchyard. He passed away in 1919 age 24
He served with the 3rd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry during the Great War.
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L/Cpl. Gilbert Henry Williams Somerset Light Infantry (d.23rd May 1915) My mother investigated Gilbert Williams from a death penny that had been handed down the generations. She found that Gilbert had served in the Cyclist Corps and died in West End Hospital in London on 23rd May 1915. We don't know how he died or where he is buried or if he is recognised on any memorial. We would love to hear if anyone has any information on this.
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L/Sgt. Henry Reynolds 3rd Btn. Somerset Light Infantry Henry Reynolds got married in December 1913. He went to war and apparently had some traumatic experience (not unusual), but we never found out what it was. On return home he was rejected by the family and went to London.
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Lt. Charles Nesbitt Bond 3rd Btn. Somerset Light Infantry (d.30th Jun 1916) Adjutant Charles Bond served with the 3rd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry and also with the 3rd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Yeomanry. He was killed in action on 30th June 1916, aged 22. He is buried in the Foncquevillers Military Cemetery in France.
He was the son of Francis and Ada Bond, of "Uplands" 54, Ashburton Rd., Croydon.
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