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SOMERS, JAMES
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
SOMERS, JAMES
Date Of Birth
12 Jun 1884
Age
31
Birth Place
Belturbet, County Cavan, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Resided Place
Ireland
Date
1915
Date Of Death
7 May 1918
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Also served with The Army Service Corps, service no. M/39117. Son of R W Somers, of Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Rank Name
Serjeant
Service Number
10512
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
8700 (V.C.); Issue: 29281 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Gallipoli
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Battalion
1st Battalion
Place of Death
Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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