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We remember Claude Bancroft
We remember Claude Bancroft
Timeline
Timeline
1882
birth
United Kingdom
Source:7419211
1882
service
British Army
Private
3276
West Riding Regiment
Source:165341
service
British Army
Corporal
201196
West Riding Regiment
Source:165341
service
British Army
Corporal
201196
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Source:7419211
1916
death
Source:7419211
3rd September 1916
burial
Somme
France
Source:7419211
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Claude |
| Initials | C |
| Last Name | Bancroft |
| Source | 7419211 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 3276 | West Riding Regiment | Private | ||
| British Army | 201196 | West Riding Regiment | Corporal | ||
| British Army | 201196 | Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | Corporal |
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Corporal Claude Bancroft 3276/201196Corporal Claude Bancroft 3276/201196. Unit: "D" Company, 1st/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Death: 3 September 1916, Thiepval, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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Halifax and Calder Valley men of the West Riding Regiment buried in Mill Road British Military Cemetery, Connaught British Military Cemetery or are remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to The MissingMore about Halifax and Calder Valley men of the West Riding Regiment buried in Mill Road British Military Cemetery, Connaught British Military Cemetery or are remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to The Missing
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Corporal Claude Bancroft 3276/201196 | James201 |
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