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WILLIAM JOHN PORTNALL

Died : 27 Aug 1917
Rank : Private
Service no at death: 17742
Surname: PORTNALL
Forename: WILLIAM JOHN
Initials: W J
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Family (parents and grandparents)Son of William and Emma Jane Portnall of the Firs, Cowgrove, Wimborne, Dorset.
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Age at death20
Date of death 27 Aug 1917
Regiment at deathDorsetshire Regiment
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Rank at deathPrivate
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Service no at death17742
Field of action at death
Place of deathFrance
Location of graveSunken Road Cemetery Fampoux
PositionI. D. 6.
Other memorialsNamed on plaque within Wimborne Minster
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