Private (3rd Bn.)

Henry William Fitzgerald Yaw

Son of Charles William Yaw, of Triumph Village, East Coast, Demerara, British Guiana, and the late Louisa Yaw.

Service No.

1073

Regiment

British West Indies Regiment

Died (Aged 21)

15/08/1916

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Buried or commemorated at

Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery
Ref. A. 76.

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