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L/Cpl. William George Sopp
British Army 7th Battalion Royal Hampshire Regiment
from:Kirdford, West Sussex
(d.6th August 1944)
L/Cpl William Sopp was killed during a Battalion diversionary attack on Roucamps during Operation Blackwater (Part of the larger Operation Bluecoat.) The main attack was the capture of Mont Picon by 129th Brigade.
William is buried in Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery.