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The public map records this plaque for William Hackett. Its recorded inscription reads: This is the former house of Sapper William Hackett VC Royal Engineer (254th Tunnelling Company) who sacrificed his life at Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France, in June 1916 attempting to save his comrades, for which he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cro
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