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Inscription
In loving memory of
James Carnegy, Major
1st Battn The North Staffordshire Regt
Dearly loved youngest son of the late
Major General P.A. Carnegy Indian Army & Catherine his wife
Formerly of the Horse Pools House, Stroud
Who fell in action near La Boisselle, France
On the 3rd of July 1916 - in his 41st year
For King and Country
"Be thou faithful unto death I will give thee a crown of life" Rev 11.10
"His resting place will be glorious" Isaiah XI.10
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St John the Baptist Edge
Gloucestershire
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James
Carnegy
21st July 1876
Rangoon, Bengal, India
3rd July 1916
Killed in action near La Boisselle on the Somme, France by a sniper as he called his men onwards
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Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France
First World War
Major
8th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
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