We remember Ben Sorsby

We remember Ben Sorsby

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birth New Conisborough, Denaby, Doncaster, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:8717931
service British Army Private 16956 Yorkshire Light Infantry Source:208428
service British Army Private 16956 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Battalion Source:8717931
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7417759 Source:8717931 1st July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7417759

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Ben
Initials B
Last Name Sorsby
Source 8717934
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Barnett
Source 8717934
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 16956 Yorkshire Light Infantry Private
British Army 16956 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Battalion Private

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Linda571

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Barnsley Chronicle Linda571

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