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Private Townley Sherwood Gillespie

 

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Private Townley Sherwood Gillespie, North Irish Horse, Service No. 1636. Born Antrim. Son of William Henry and Sarah E. Gillespie, Belfast. Enlisted Antrim. Died in Belfast on 13 November 1915, aged 27. Buried at Belfast City Cemetery, Northern Ireland, grave H2.15. The gravestone inscription reads:

1636 PRIVATE

TOWNLEY S. GILLESPIE

NORTH IRISH HORSE

13TH NOVEMBER 1915 AGE 27

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