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William George W G Coates, Rifleman served with Rifle Brigade, 1st Bn..
Service number: '6919813'. Date of death: 1944-07-29. Age: 29. Country: France.
Buried at Ranville War Cemetery, grave reference IX.E.9..
SON OF WILLIAM AND FLORENCE COATES; HUSBAND OF ELSIE EDITH COATES, OF EAST DULWICH, LONDON.
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