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Clay, John

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Cemetery: Forceville Communal Cemetery And Extension

Country: France

Area: Somme

Rank: Rifleman

Force: Army

Official Number: 6634

Unit: 11th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles.

Country of Service: British

Details: Died of wounds 28th March 1916. Age 18. Son of Mrs. Clay and the late Thomas Clay of Lambeg Lisburn Co. Antrim Ireland. The inscription on the original wooden cross erected by his comrades read: Soldier rest thy warfare O'er; Sleep the sleep that knows no breaking; Dream of fighting fields no more; Day of toil and night of waiting. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 6.

Photograph by Martin Harvey / David Milborrow

Forceville Communal Cemetery And Extension - Clay, John

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