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Billanie, B., Spr., 1917
In Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq, is the Commonwealth War Grave of 459478 Sapper B. Billanie, serving with the 450th Field Company Royal Engineers, who died 20/09/1917.

Morpeth Herald 26/10/1917 carries a brief obituary:
Sapper Ben Billaine [sic], R.E., has died on active service in Mesopotamia. He was a native of Cambois Colliery.
He is remembered at Blyth on B42.24


The CWGC entry for Sapper Billaine

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