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Wars Last Goodbyes
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To the glory of God
And in loving remembrance of
Wm. George (Billy) Bown
2nd Lieut. Machine Gun Corps.
Who left with the Wedmore Troop 4th August 1914
Served with the West Somerset Yeomanry in
Gallipoli 1915, fell in action near Ypres
July 31st 1917 aged 24 years
Erected by his loving and devoted wife Jess
'To be with Christ which is far better'
Place of Inscription
St Mary Wedmore
Somerset
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William George
Bown
1893
Motcombe, Dorset
31st July 1917
Passchendaele ridge, Ypres, Belgium
24
Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
First World War
Second Lieutenant
44th Company Machine Gun Corps
West Somerset Yeomanry
Known as Billy
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