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Pte. Herbert Cordwell
British Army 2nd Btn. A Coy. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.)
from:Leytonstone
(d.11th Nov 1914)
Herbert Cordwell was the son of Henry and Isabella Cordwell, of the Foresters Arms, High Ongar, Ongar, Essex, formerly of 12 Colworth Rd., Leytonstone. He was born in West Ham, 17th of February 1892. Herbert died on 11th of November 1914 in Ypres, at 22 years of age, he was in the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment. He fell in action defeating the Berlin Brigade of the Prussian Guards at Ypres. His Army number was 9563 and he was a Private. Herbert had enlisted in the army at Stratford.