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a soldier of the border regiment
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Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Full Name	Percy Vickers
Rank (highest)	Lance Corporal
Service Number	33364
Battalion	11th Battalion (Lonsdale)
Regiment	Border Regiment
Enlisted / Commissioned	Liverpool, Lancashire
Former Unit	Liverpool Regiment (34266)
Theatre(s) of War	France and Flanders
Born	Crewe, Cheshire
Nationality	English
Casualty Type	Commonwealth War Dead
Died	15 April 1917
Cause of Death	Killed in action
Burial Type	Memorial
Reference Number	Pier and Face 6A and 7C
Resting Place	Thiepval Memorial Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates	Latitude: 50.0505 / Longitude: 2.6856
Commemorative Scroll	Yes / click here

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 [[Category:Roll of Honour]]
 [[Category:Other ranks (11th Battalion)]]
 [[Category:Rank of Lance Corporal]]
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