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Pte William Loder French - Cross

Deddington Parish Church - North door Private, 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.
He died on 10 February 1916 age 25 in Deddington where he had been convalescing from the illnesses contracted in Gallipoli.
He is buried in the Churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Deddington. The Australian Army accorded him a funeral with full military honours
He had emigrated to Australia in 1913.
His parents were William J & Emily French, Council Street now known as Hopcraft Lane