174 died on this day: Wed 24/02/1915

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Belgium: Hainaut CALVAIRE (ESSEX) MILITARY CEMETERY
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2932 Rifleman JOHN FRANCIS (FRANK) SAUNDERS 5th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment


Belgium: Hainaut PROWSE POINT MILITARY CEMETERY
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10196 Private BYRNE 2nd Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers


Belgium: Namur BELGRADE CEMETERY
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9025 Lance Corporal MARTIN 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen AEROPLANE CEMETERY
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6799 Private McGARVEY 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY
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3/1222 Private ARTHUR JOELL 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
3/3490 Private PARKIN 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
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10511 Private JAMES POLLARD 1st Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen GODEZONNE FARM CEMETERY
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Lieutenant LACHLAN HENRY VEITCH FRASER (Mentioned in Despatches) 4th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
L/10068 Private LINTON 4th Bn. Middlesex Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY
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5832 Private CARTER 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY
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Second Lieutenant HENRY ARNOLD HOSEGOOD 3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers
3700 Private STRETCH 10th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen POPERINGHE OLD MILITARY CEMETERY
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10763 Private BATTY 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
5833 Private NORMAN 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers
9255 Private TURNER 2nd Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
348 Private WARREN 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
9420 Private WILKINSON 3rd Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen RAMPARTS CEMETERY, LILLE GATE
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912 Private BECKWITH 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
13128 Private BELLAMY 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
4101 Private CHARLES GEORGE WEBBER 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen TUILERIES BRITISH CEMETERY
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L/7806 Corporal ROBERT STEPHEN CAMPER 1st Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
10124 Private DOBSON 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
6788 Company Serjeant Major FARRAR 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
10800 Serjeant MOORE 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
L/5284 Private CHARLES HENRY SKERRITT 1st Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURES NO.1 AND NO.2
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9015 Private HERITAGE 1st Bn. Royal Scots


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES
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3838 Lance Corporal EVANS 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY
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13065 Lance Corporal KNIGHT 3rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
9415 Private WYARD 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
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11068 Private ROBERT BELL 1st Bn. Royal Scots
3/10754 Private LEONARD BOWEN 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
8078 Private JOHN BRERETON 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
8530 Private JAMES BUCK 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
8414 Private HERBERT BURY 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
3653 Corporal CARMICHAEL 1st Bn. Royal Scots
7180 Private WALTER CARROLL 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
9950 Private ALBERT CHEESEMAN 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
1160 Private JOHN CURRIE 1st Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
5730 Private HERBERT HENRY DOCURA 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment
10674 Lance Corporal ALFRED DOHERTY 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
7884 Private JOHN JAMES DOUGLASS 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
5768 Private JOHN ELLIOTT "C" Coy.1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
12008 Lance Corporal EDGAR FALLON 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
9231 Private FRANK FEENEY 1st Bn. Leinster Regiment
26320 Private JOHN FENNELL 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
8841 Private GEORGE FLATTERS 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
12377 Private THOMAS ANDREW HARPER 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
13004 Private JOE HIRST 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
225 Private ALEXANDER HOWDEN 1st Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
L/13517 Lance Corporal JAMES JONES 3rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
3/8094 Private JOHN CHRISTOPHER MOONEY 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
8045 Lance Corporal WILLIAM MOUNTAIN 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
18165 Private GEORGE PIMBLETT 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
L/14588 Private JOHN WILLIAM PORTER 4th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
9937 Private ROBERT RANKIN 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
3125 Private JOHN REILLY 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
3/10512 Private GEORGE WILFRED ROBERTSHAW 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
7283 Private GERALD ROWAN 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
3307 Private ALEXANDER RUTHERFORD 2nd Bn. Royal Scots
316116 Private HENRY ALFRED SIMPSON 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
628 Private ANDREW COLQUHOUN SMITH 1st Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
L/15213 Private ARTHUR GEORGE SMITH 3rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
8597 Private JAMES SMITH 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
78427 Gunner SYDNEY SMITH 103rd Bty. Royal Field Artillery
3693 Private GEORGE WILLIAM SMITHAM 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
6583 Private JAMES THOMPSON 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
8359 Private WILLIAM WATSON "D" Coy. 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
8916 Private GEORGE WILLIAM WOODS 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen YPRES TOWN CEMETERY EXTENSION
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79361 Driver LING 103rd Bty. Royal Field Artillery


China, (including Hong Kong): HONG KONG MEMORIAL
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Fireman and Trimmer AH SOO S.S. ' HARPALION ' (London). Mercantile Marine
Fireman and Trimmer LING CHOI S.S. ' HARPALION ' (London). Mercantile Marine
Fireman and Trimmer SUNG CHING S.S. ' HARPALION ' (London). Mercantile Marine


Egypt: CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
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1302 Private CHARLES RICHARD BROWN 15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
199 Private CLAUDE BARCLAY JOHNSTON 11th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.


France: Bouches-du-Rhone MAZARGUES WAR CEMETERY, MARSEILLES
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14214 Driver PERTAB SINGH Ammunition Col. Royal Horse and Field Artillery, Indian Army


France: Nord BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, NORD
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Second Lieutenant PHILIP MAURICE RAMSEY ANDERSON (Mentioned in Despatches) 3rd Bn. Royal Irish Regiment
2525 Private DRUMMOND 7th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
9298 Private EXCELL 2nd Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
S/10892 Private JOHNSTONE 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
8322 Serjeant JOHN JAMES STRAND 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
4/4120 Private TOWNER 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
4240 Serjeant WAGSTAFF 3rd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


France: Nord CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES
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14243 Private BEACH 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers
L/9667 Lance Corporal BOXALL 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
4319 Private DEVANNY 2nd Bn. Leinster Regiment
24351 Private EADLE 13th Bn. Canadian Infantry
18386 Private PEATTIE Cyclist Coy Canadian Div. Cyclist Company


France: Nord ESTAIRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION
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10079 Lance Corporal SAMUEL JOHN AYRISS "C" Coy. 2nd Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
8836 Lance Corporal WALTER WICKSON 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
1607 Private WILSON 5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)


France: Nord HAZEBROUCK COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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283 Private DEVINE 16th (The Queen's) Lancers


France: Nord HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
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Lieutenant BERNARD NOEL ASPREY 1st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
8928 Private SIMPSON 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry


France: Nord MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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9017 Rifleman AUSTIN 1st Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
1148 Private JAMES ALEXANDER CARGILL 5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
2063 Private CECIL EDGAR NILSON "D" Coy. 3rd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
9011 Private SOUTHGATE 2nd Bn. Scots Guards


France: Nord RATION FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA CHAPELLE-D'ARMENTIERES
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S/745 Private HERBERT GEORGE SHORT 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)


France: Nord Y FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER
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L/6578 Private FREDERICK JAMES CHARLTON 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)


France: Pas de Calais BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
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6356 Private THOMAS PERCIVAL BLAKEMAN "D" Coy. 2nd Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais LE TOURET MEMORIAL
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3/9147 Private JAMES BROWN 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
11721 Private ARTHUR GREEN 1st Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
11916 Private JOHN HERBERT PARKER 2nd Bn. Devonshire Regiment
17847 Private FRANK HARRY WAGSTAFF 1st Bn. Worcestershire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE
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3/6656 Private McLEOD 1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders


France: Pas de Calais LILLERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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3149 Sepoy NADAR KHAN 1st Bn. 107th Indian Pioneers


France: Pas de Calais NEUVE-CHAPELLE MEMORIAL
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Mhow/301 Follower BHOMTA Army Hospital Corps
1439 Driver BUDHA Bharatpur (Imperial Service) Transport Corps
Follower JAGGAN 1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners
2049 Rifleman KARBIR GHARTI 9th Gurkha Rifles
32 Follower PHANDU Army Hospital Corps


France: Pas de Calais ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE
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8233 Rifleman MICHAEL MAGUIRE 1st Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
8940 Rifleman O'GRADY 1st Bn. Royal Irish Rifles


France: Pas de Calais RUE-DAVID MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX
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13260 Private HENRY GEORGE PATEMAN 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais RUE-DU-BACQUEROT (13TH LONDON) GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE
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Captain GILBERT THOMPSON 2nd Bn. Connaught Rangers


France: Pas de Calais SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS CHURCHYARD
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4639 Private THOMAS DOUGLAS "A" Coy. 8th Bn. Royal Scots


France: Pas de Calais ST. VENANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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7308 Bearer SUKHA No 7 Coy. Army Bearer Corps


France: Pas de Calais WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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6838 Private THOMAS ROSTER 2nd Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry


France: Seine-Maritime LE TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY
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SE/623 Shoeing Smith FLORANCE 9th Sect. Army Veterinary Corps


France: Seine-Maritime ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN
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10373 Private CONNOR 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
2826 Corporal McCARTHY 2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment
M2/033092 Private EWART ANDREW MORRIS 4th Ammunition Col. Army Service Corps
9422 Private ALFRED WILLIAM SELLEN 2nd Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
11020 Lance Corporal WALTER HAMILTON THOMPSON 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)


France: Somme LA CHAPELETTE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY, PERONNE
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919 Labourer SYA TLONG 22nd Khasia Coy. Indian Labour Corps


Germany: Brandenburg BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY
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9323 Private HARPER 1st Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
PLY/8707 Serjeant PHILLIPS Plymouth Bn. R.N. Div. Royal Marine Light Infantry


Ghana: KUMASI MEMORIAL
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5754 Drummer GEORGE WILLIS Gold Coast Regiment, W.A.F.F.


India: DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA GATE)
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794 Sepoy DEORAJ SINGH 1st Bn. 8th Rajputs


Iraq: BASRA MEMORIAL
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1036 Sepoy TATIA PURUB 119th Indian Infantry (Mooltan Regiment)


Ireland, Republic of: County Cork COBH OLD CHURCH CEMETERY
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3157 Private PATRICK SARSFIELD 4th Bn. Royal Irish Regiment


Kenya: NAIROBI BRITISH AND INDIAN MEMORIAL
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86 Follower NAWAB KHAN Indian Railways


Kenya: NAIROBI SOUTH CEMETERY
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1591 Sub-Conductor RITSON IRVING East African Transport Corps


United Kingdom: Aberdeenshire GLENMUICK PARISH CHURCHYARD
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3482 Private STEWART 1st/7th Bn. Gordon Highlanders


United Kingdom: Caernarvonshire MORFA NEFYN (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
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1606 Private WILLIAM GRIFFITHS 6th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Cheshire DAVENHAM (ST. WILFRID) CHURCHYARD
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Commander CECIL HALSTED FRANCE-HAYHURST H.M.S. "Patuca." Royal Navy


United Kingdom: County Antrim CARNMONEY (CHURCH OF THE HOLY EVANGELISTS) CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
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14411 Rifleman DARRAGH 9th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles


United Kingdom: Denbighshire WREXHAM CEMETERY
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19118 Private CADWALADR JONES Royal Welsh Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Derbyshire DERBY (NOTTINGHAM ROAD) CEMETERY
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86056 Serjeant GEORGE LOMAX 15th Coy. Royal Garrison Artillery


United Kingdom: Dumfriesshire DUMFRIES CEMETERY
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66483 Sapper PATERSON 24th Signal Coy. Royal Engineers


United Kingdom: Durham BROOMS (SS. MARY AND JOSEPH) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD
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24/780 Private JOHN GRANT 24th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Glamorganshire CARDIFF (CATHAYS) CEMETERY
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12725 Private GEORGE JENKINS 11th Bn. Devonshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Glamorganshire NEWCASTLE (ST. ILLTYD) CHURCHYARD
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GS/9384 Private JOHN DAVIES FITZGERALD 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment


United Kingdom: Glamorganshire PEN-CLAWDD (PARC HENDY) CEMETERY
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R/3636 Rifleman DAVID DAVIES 9th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


United Kingdom: Gloucestershire BRISTOL (ARNOS VALE) CEMETERY
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14148 Private FINCHER South Wales Borderers


United Kingdom: Hampshire ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERY
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19497 Private SMITH 10th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Hampshire MICHELDEVER (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
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21649 Private HALLIWELL The King's (Liverpool Regiment)


United Kingdom: Inverness-shire LAGGAN PARISH CHURCHYARD
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J659 Private MacRAE 4th Bn. Cameron Highlanders


United Kingdom: Kent SHORNCLIFFE MILITARY CEMETERY
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12026 Private SIDNEY KERRY 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment


United Kingdom: Lancashire MANCHESTER SOUTHERN CEMETERY
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977 Private BICKERTON 2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment


United Kingdom: Lincolnshire GRIMSBY (SCARTHO ROAD) CEMETERY
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3576 Private ARTHUR ELLIS GRAINGER 5th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment


United Kingdom: London BATTERSEA RISE CEMETERY
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Lieutenant Colonel KER Indian Medical Service


United Kingdom: London BROMPTON CEMETERY
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6122 Corporal JAMES WILSON "B" Sqdn. 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)


United Kingdom: London GREENWICH CEMETERY
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SE/4585 Private CHARLES JAMES JONES Depot Army Veterinary Corps


United Kingdom: London TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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Skipper ROBERT JAMES CRESSY "Stirling" Mercantile Marine
Steward FREDERICK CRUYS Steam Trawler "Stirling" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Mate HENRY DALTON Steam Trawler "Stirling" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Deck Hand SAMUEL GATES Steam Trawler "Stirling" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
First Engineer WILLIAM GREIG HENDRY Steam Trawler "Stirling" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Trimmer HENRY HEWITT Steam Trawler "Stirling" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Second Engineer OWEN KINSELLA Steam Trawler "Stirling" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Carpenter THONEL NICOLSON S.S. "Deptford." Mercantile Marine
Third Hand CHARLES PAYNE Steam Trawler "Stirling" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Deck Hand HENRY FRANK HERBERT WEATHERLY Steam Trawler "Stirling" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine


United Kingdom: Middlesex FRIERN BARNET (ST. JAMES THE GREAT) CHURCHYARD
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2417 Private HARRY BROWN 15th Bn. London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)


United Kingdom: Monmouthshire MONMOUTH CEMETERY
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387319 Sapper FRANCIS WILLIAM READING Depot Coy. Royal Mon. Royal Engineers


United Kingdom: Nottinghamshire NOTTINGHAM CHURCH CEMETERY
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55183 Gunner CLARENCE HENRY WELLS 22nd Coy. Royal Garrison Artillery


United Kingdom: Ross and Cromarty KINNETTAS OLD CHURCHYARD, FODDERTY
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12203 Private COLIN McKENZIE 3rd Bn. Scots Guards


United Kingdom: Somerset NORTON-SUB-HAMDON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
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12077 Private LEONARD DAVID PATCH 7th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Staffordshire ELLENHALL (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
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T4/057721 Driver JOHN JAMES PICKIN 3rd Coy. Army Service Corps


United Kingdom: Staffordshire LICHFIELD (ST. CHAD) CHURCHYARD AND EXTENSION
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Second Lieutenant GEORGE HENRY FULLER Army Service Corps


United Kingdom: Suffolk FELIXSTOWE (WALTON) CEMETERY
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18176 Private FREDERICK GEORGE ROWNTREE 10th Bn. Norfolk Regiment


United Kingdom: Surrey BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL
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65348 Sapper ERNEST WATERS 126th Field Coy. Royal Engineers


United Kingdom: Sussex PATCHAM DOWN INDIAN FORCES CREMATION MEMORIAL
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1432 Rifleman BALWANT SINGH 125th Napier's Rifles