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    Memorial Name

    William Petrie

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    Memorial Name

    St Margarets Hope

    Memorial Type

    Serviceman / Servicewoman

    South Ronaldsay, St Margarets Hope, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, KW17 2SR, Scotland

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    Alternative Forename
    William Laird
    Gender
    Male
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)

    Primary Service

    Service
    British Army
    Unit
    Scots Guards
    Rank
    Corporal
    Service Number
    11856
    Reason for Commemoration
    Died

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    Primary Service

    Service
    Army
    Rank
    CPL
    Unit
    Scots Guards