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Full Name: HIRSCH, DAVID PHILIP
Date Of Birth: 28 Dec 1896
Age: 20
Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire
Nationality: British
Resided Place: England
Date: 23 Apr 1917
Date Of Death: 23 Apr 1917
Fate: Killed in action.
Further Information: Officer serving with Militia, Territorial Army, Supplementary Reserve, Overseas Forces (Except Union of South Africa Defence Forces), or holding a temporary commission, who had service in any of the several theatres of war overseas. [The entry of this symbol is made as such Officers are not shown in the Gradation List of the Half-Yearly Army List].
Information: 4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own), (Green Howards). Parents: Harry and Edith Hirsch, of Weetwood Grove, Leeds. Attached.
More Information: Further gazette dates: 22/05/1917 (MiD). Further gazette pages: 5030 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 30086 (MiD)
Rank Name: Second Lieutenant
Rank (2nd): Acting Captain.
Gazette Date: 1917
Gazette Page: 5865 (V.C.); Issue: 30130 (V.C.)
Duty Location: Near Wancourt, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service: Yes
Service: British Army
Regiment: Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion: 4th Battalion
Place of Death: Wancourt, France
Seniority Date: 7 Apr 1915
Conflict Period: World War I
Served For: United Kingdom
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Publication Title: UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023
Description: The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.