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Richard Metcalf
11th Battalion (Lonsdale)
The Border Regiment

Military
Rank	Private
Service Number	33561
Battalion	Lonsdale Battalion
Regiment	Border Regiment
Enlisted	Bury, Lancashire
Former Unit	Royal Field Artillery (171545)
Theatre(s) of War	France and Flanders
Military Tactics	{{{tactics}}}
Personal
Full Name	Richard Metcalf
Born	Bury, Lancashire
Spouse(s)	Sarah Jane Metcalf / 498 Walmersley Road, Bury
Parents	William and Sophia Metcalf / 332 Walmersley Road
Nationality	English
Remembrance
Casualty Type	Commonwealth War Dead
Died	10 February 1917
Age	35
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: N
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