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Philip John Preece
Killed in action at
St Eloi, France
14th March 1915
Aged 22
A life laid down, a crown well won
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Ledbury Cemetery
Herefordshire
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Philip John
Preece
1893
Ledbury, Herefordshire
14th March 1915
Died of wounds received when the Germans blew three mines underneath 'The Mound' and frontline trenches near the village of St Eloi, near Ypres, Belgium then held by the 2nd DCLI where Philip was - casualties were severe
22
Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
First World War
Private
2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
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