147 died on this day: Wed 16/12/1914

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For a diary entry from Arthur Linfoot on this day 100 years ago, visit:
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Belgium: Hainaut PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL
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8876 Private WILFRED ELLIS 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
10797 Private FRANCIS ARTHUR GELDER 2nd Bn. Border Regiment
9926 Private JOHN HACKING 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
6813 Private ALBERT PRITCHARD 1st Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
9908 Rifleman ALBERT TRIPP 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade
6672 Private ANDREW WYPER 2nd Bn. Border Regiment


Belgium: Hainaut TANCREZ FARM CEMETERY
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2852 Lance Corporal DAVID FRANCIS DUNBAR 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen DRANOUTRE MILITARY CEMETERY
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6165 Private RUTHERFORD 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
10454 Private STURM 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
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3/9319 Private WILLIAM ANDERSON 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
6338 Serjeant WILLIAM BLACK 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
355503 Private COLIN M. BOYLE 1st/10th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
7802 Private EDWIN GEORGE COPPEN 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment
9475 Private ERNEST DANN 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
7992 Private REGINALD CLEMENT FRANCIS (D C M) 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
7774 Private ROBERT GEORGE GIRBOW 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
7233 Rifleman TERENCE HYNES 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
7336 Private ALBERT JUDD 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment
3/8270 Private THOMAS WATSON 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment
10060 Rifleman WILLIAM WELDON 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
8863 Private BENJAMIN WEST 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment


Egypt: CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
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165 Private MYLES STANDISH COX 4th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
1126 Private ROY GARTSIDE CULPAN 1st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.


Egypt: HELIOPOLIS (PORT TEWFIK) MEMORIAL
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1574 Sowar BHUR SINGH Bikaner Sadul Light Infantry, Indian States Forces


France: Nord BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, NORD
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9068 Private CLARKE 2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment
1708 Private JOSEPH CLARKE "A" Coy. 6th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
5524 Private HUGH MARTIN 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
3/12071 Private PARKER 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)


France: Nord ESTAIRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION
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1540 Private DAVID GINSBURG 13th Kensington Bn. London Regiment
1401 Private SARGEANT 13th Kensington Bn. London Regiment


France: Nord HAZEBROUCK COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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3462 Private ROTHWELL 1st Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
5/3072 Rifleman WORLEY 1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


France: Nord OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL
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4549 Private BARTY 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars


France: Nord RATION FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA CHAPELLE-D'ARMENTIERES
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Z/1175 Rifleman THRELFALL 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade


France: Nord Y FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER
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141 Sepoy MADA JAN 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
464 Sepoy MEHR BAZ 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis


France: Pas de Calais BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
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8148 Private JOHN CREEVEY 1st Bn. Highland Light Infantry
1801 Private SYDNEY EDGAR WARWICK 1st Bn. Manchester Regiment


France: Pas de Calais BEUVRY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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Captain STEPHEN USSHER 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis


France: Pas de Calais BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
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SE/1306 Private ALBERT EDWARD HOLDEN 10th Vet. Hosp. Army Veterinary Corps
7563 Private POTTAGE 2nd Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT
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6692 Private TELFORD 1st Bn. Highland Light Infantry


France: Pas de Calais LE TOURET MEMORIAL
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L/13836 Private GEORGE FREDERICK ATTWOOD 2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
L/13663 Private ROBERT BRANT 2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
9798 Lance Corporal PATRICK BROGHAN 1st Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
1948 Private ROBERT SMITH LARTER 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
11173 Private PEASON ALIAS
11173 Private SAMUEL PRICE 2nd Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
12833 Private RICHARDS 2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
10453 Private ALBERT SPENCER 2nd Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)


France: Pas de Calais LILLERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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216 Sepoy LAL BAZ 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis


France: Pas de Calais MEERUT MILITARY CEMETERY, ST. MARTIN-LES-BOULOGNE
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2025 Rifleman CHANDRABIR THAPA 2nd Bn. 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)


France: Pas de Calais NEUVE-CHAPELLE MEMORIAL
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Subadar ADAM KHAN 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
4283 Sepoy AKHIYA DIN 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
3048 Sepoy ALAM SHER 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
4495 Lance Naik ASHRAF KHAN 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
927 Sepoy BAGA SINGH 15th Ludhiana Sikhs
1751 Rifleman DANENDAR SING NEGI 2nd Bn. 39th Garhwal Rifles
4481 Sepoy FAZAL ILAHI 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
378 Sepoy FAZAL KHAN 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
4091 Sepoy GHEBA KHAN 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
4046 Sepoy GHULAM HUSAIN 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
283 Sepoy GHULAM KASIM 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
2975 Havildar GHULAM MUHAMMAD 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
3846 Lance Naik HAMESH GUL 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
3833 Lance Naik JALAL KHAN 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
2497 Rifleman JASBIR GURUNG 1st Bn. 1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
327 Lance Naik KARIM KHAN 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
268 Sepoy KARIM SHAH 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
179 Sepoy KAZIM KHAN 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
892 Sepoy KHAZAN SINGH 15th Ludhiana Sikhs
280 Naik LAL KHAN 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
Risaldar MAHBUB KHAN 20th Deccan Horse
344 Sepoy MIRZA KHAN 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
4146 Sepoy MUHAMMAD AMIN 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
4482 Sepoy MUZAFAR KHAN 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
4422 Naik NAIM KHAN 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
761 Sepoy NIKKA SINGH 15th Ludhiana Sikhs
4051 Sepoy NUR MUHAMMAD 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
299 Lance Naik PAINDA KHEL 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
298 Sepoy PASHAT 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
1980 Naik RAMCHANDAR THAPA 1st Bn. 1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
106 Sepoy SAIDAN SHAH 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
4348 Havildar SAIYID AMIR 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
4459 Havildar SANT SINGH 45th Rattray's Sikhs
3586 Lance Naik SHAH WALI 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
4335 Lance Naik TALIB KHAN 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry


France: Pas de Calais RUE-DAVID MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX
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3/6906 Private HAMMOND 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders


France: Pas de Calais RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX
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8877 Private GEORGE FLACK "A" Coy. 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
8719 Private READER 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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9698 Private ERNEST HARRY KEEP 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais ZELOBES INDIAN CEMETERY, LACOUTURE
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3417 Lance Naik MUHAMMAD ASAL DIN 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis


France: Seine-Maritime ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN
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6550 Private MELLINGS 3rd Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Germany: Nordrhein-Westfalen COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY
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5368 Bandsman OSCAR ERNEST CARROLL 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)


India: BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI
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Fireman HAMID HUSAM S.S. 'ELTERWATER' (Newcastle). Indian Merchant Service
Fireman HASAN AHMAD S.S. 'ELTERWATER' (Newcastle). Indian Merchant Service
Donkeyman QAID NAIB S.S. 'ELTERWATER' (Newcastle). Indian Merchant Service


Namibia: AUS MILITARY CEMETERY
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341 Rifleman JOYNER 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse)


Nigeria: ZARIA MEMORIAL
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6226 Private JIKIN AWTA Nigeria Regiment, W.A.F.F.


South Africa: Free State WINBURG CEMETERY
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Private HENRY NOURSE VERMOOTEN 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment), S.A. Forces


South Africa: Gauteng JOHANNESBURG (BRAAMFONTEIN) CEMETERY
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3840 Constable MORROW South African Police


South Africa: Gauteng PRETORIA (REBECCA STREET) CEMETERY
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Lance Corporal DEVERELL South African Police
3164 Private NORMAN FRANZSEN Depot Staff South African Mounted Rifles
Sergeant HANNUM De La Rey's Commando Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces
Private HAYWARD De La Rey's Commando Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces
H4455 Private MARE De La Rey's Commando Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces
3161 Rifleman ERNEST MOULT South African Mounted Rifles


South Africa: North West KLERKSDORP CEMETERY
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Burgher PETERSEN Bloemhof Commmando Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces


South Africa: North West POTCHEFSTROOM CEMETERY
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Lieutenant GOETZ De La Rey's Commando Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces


South Africa: Northern Cape BURGERVILLE CEMETERY
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2919 Rifleman BURGER South African Mounted Rifles


United Kingdom: Berkshire BRACKNELL (LARGES LANE) CEMETERY
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F/1334 Petty Officer Air Mechanic RAINFORD Royal Naval Air Service


United Kingdom: Berkshire UNITED KINGDOM BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
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1290 Driver ALBERT FEATHERSTONE BENNETT North Riding Bty. Royal Field Artillery


United Kingdom: County Down BELFAST (DUNDONALD) CEMETERY
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19417 Rifleman CRAIG 10th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles


United Kingdom: Devon PLYMOUTH (FORD PARK) CEMETERY
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1167X Seaman DAVID BUTLER H.M.S. "Vivid I" Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve


United Kingdom: Dorset NETHER CERNE CHURCHYARD
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308 Quartermaster Serjeant ANTHONY ALBERT SLADE West Somerset Yeomanry


United Kingdom: Durham BISHOP AUCKLAND CEMETERY
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18/369 Private WALTER ROGERS 18th Bn. Durham Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Durham DARLINGTON WEST CEMETERY
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18/107 Private ALIX OLIFFE LIDDLE 18th Bn. Durham Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Durham HARTLEPOOL (STRANTON) CEMETERY
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18/295 Private THEOPHILUS JONES 18th Bn. Durham Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Durham HARTLEPOOL NORTH CEMETERY
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18/707 Private CLARKE 18th Bn. Durham Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Durham HARTLEPOOL WEST VIEW CEMETERY
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5693 Gunner WILLIAM STEPHEN HOUSTON Durham Bde. Royal Garrison Artillery
5428 Gunner SPENCE Royal Garrison Artillery


United Kingdom: Durham SEATON CAREW (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD
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J/8662 Able Seaman ERNEST CHARLES CUMMINGS H.M.S. "Patrol." Royal Navy


United Kingdom: Durham SOUTH SHIELDS (HARTON) CEMETERY
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2465 Corporal Wheeler HOPGOOD Royal Garrison Artillery


United Kingdom: Durham WINLATON (ST. PATRICK) CHURCHYARD AND HOOKERGATE CEMETERY
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18/398 Private TURNER 18th Bn. Durham Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Essex ROMFORD CEMETERY
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172514 Able Seaman JOHN HENRY SEYMOUR H.M.S. "Pembroke." Royal Navy


United Kingdom: Hampshire ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERY
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S/6405 Private JOHN CLARK "C" Coy. 8th Bn. Gordon Highlanders


United Kingdom: Kent CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
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SS/109383 Stoker 1st Class JAMES FRASER H.M.S. "Doon." Royal Navy


United Kingdom: Lancashire ST. HELENS CEMETERY
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786 Private CLAUDE BURDEKIN Lancashire Hussars


United Kingdom: Lincolnshire IMMINGHAM (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD
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212189 Leading Seaman HAROLD HENRY RIGSBY H.M.S. "Hardy." Royal Navy
J/5689 Able Seaman GEORGE WILLIAM WOOLGAR H.M.S. "Hardy." Royal Navy


United Kingdom: London GREENWICH CEMETERY
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94972 Driver HARRY LEBBELL 22nd Bty. Royal Field Artillery


United Kingdom: London TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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Second Engineer HENRY DIGMAN S.S. "Ellewater" (Newcastle) Mercantile Marine
Mess Room Steward WILLIAM GRAY S.S. "Munificent" (Sunderland) Mercantile Marine
Mess Room Steward THOMAS HALL PEACOCK HOOPER S.S. "Ellewater" (Newcastle) Mercantile Marine
Second Mate JOHN LAPPING S.S. "Elterwater" (Newcastle) Mercantile Marine


United Kingdom: Middlesex HANWELL (CITY OF WESTMINSTER) CEMETERY
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L/10342 Private ALBERT JESSE BARTON 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment


United Kingdom: Staffordshire CANNOCK CEMETERY
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10748 Private EDGE 7th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Staffordshire STOKE-ON-TRENT (BURSLEM) CEMETERY
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738 Private BOOTH 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Sussex HAILSHAM CEMETERY
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651 Gunner WILLIAM EDWARD CHARLES Royal Field Artillery


United Kingdom: Yorkshire DENABY MAIN (ALL SAINTS) CHURCH BURIAL GROUND
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15827 Private CORNEY 10th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment


United Kingdom: Yorkshire FYLINGDALES (ST. STEPHEN) CHURCHYARD
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Second Mate JAMES WILLIAM PEARSON S.S. "Phoebe" Mercantile Marine


United Kingdom: Yorkshire HEALAUGH (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD
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Second Lieutenant HUGH GODFREY BROOKSBANK (Twice Mentioned in Despatches) 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Yorkshire MIDDLESBROUGH (LINTHORPE) CEMETERY
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CH/345449 Armourer FLYNN H.M.S. "Patrol." Royal Navy
224557 Leading Seaman RALPH WESTON HOOK H.M.S. "Patrol" Royal Navy
CH/345449 Armourer MARTIN ALIAS


United Kingdom: Yorkshire NORTH ORMESBY (ST. JOSEPH'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
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280091 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class SHERIDAN H.M.S. "Patrol." Royal Navy


United Kingdom: Yorkshire WHITBY (LARPOOL) CEMETERY
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301408 Boatman FREDERICK RANDELL H.M. Coastguard