135 died on this day: Wed 31/03/1915

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Australia: Victoria COBURG PINE RIDGE CEMETERY
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Clerk NORMAN JOHN EMBELTON Royal Australian Navy


Belgium: Hainaut BERKS CEMETERY EXTENSION
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8784 Private SMITH 2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders


Belgium: Hainaut PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL
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6882 Lance Corporal ROBERT GOLDEN 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regiment


Belgium: Hainaut RATION FARM (LA PLUS DOUVE) ANNEXE
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284 Private KIFF 1st Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Belgium: Hainaut RIFLE HOUSE CEMETERY
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Captain GERARD HUMPHREY MORRISON 5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
309 Rifleman WILFRID THEODORE POWIS 5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
191 Rifleman WILLIAM DEAN SHAW 5th Bn. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)


Belgium: Hainaut STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY
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19865 Sapper BRUCE 9th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
2157 Rifleman JONES 1st/5th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment
S/5069 Rifleman JOHN PRATT 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade


Belgium: Hainaut TANCREZ FARM CEMETERY
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4490 Private THOMAS GRADY 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY
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7733 Private RAINBOW 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY
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1942 Private BYRNE 1st/4th Bn. attd. 1st/5th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
3/5295 Private ALFRED MANSFIELD 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY
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2660 Private COLHOUN 1st/8th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
S/3613 Private STEVENSON 1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY
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9571 Private CROWTHER 2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment
2369 Private CURLEY 2nd Bn. Manchester Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen RAMPARTS CEMETERY, LILLE GATE
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Captain WILLIAM CECIL KENNEDY MEGAW (M C) Adjt. 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURE NO.3
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G/7620 Private THOMAS SYLVESTER CAHILL 3rd Bn. Middlesex Regiment
G/4661 Private FREDRICK WILLIAM WRIGHT 2nd Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
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10042 Private WILLIAM ADDISON 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
10354 Rifleman WILLIAM AHERNE 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
G/10122 Private WALTER JOHN CARROLL 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
12980 Private LEWIS 1st Bn. Welsh Regiment


China, (including Hong Kong): HONG KONG (HAPPY VALLEY) MUSLIM CEMETERY
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2877 Sepoy WAZIRA KHAN 18th Indian Infantry


Egypt: HELIOPOLIS (PORT TEWFIK) MEMORIAL
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4536 Sepoy JAG SINGH 1st Bn. 27th Punjabis
2013 Sepoy SUNDAR SINGH 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)


France: Bouches-du-Rhone MAZARGUES WAR CEMETERY, MARSEILLES
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4974 Sepoy PURAN SINGH 21st Punjabis


France: Nord BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, NORD
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1931 Private GUEST 2nd Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
2049 Private KIMBER 4th Bn. Cheshire Regiment


France: Nord BOIS-GRENIER COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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7310 Private HENRY BRADY 2nd Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)


France: Nord BREWERY ORCHARD CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER
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7042 Private CUNNING 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders


France: Nord CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES
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Lieutenant RICHARD JOHN FRANCIS 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
1971 Lance Corporal MATTHEWS 8th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
9827 Corporal SENTANCE 2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)


France: Nord ESTAIRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION
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8071 Private EVANS 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment


France: Nord FERME BUTERNE MILITARY CEMETERY, HOUPLINES
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9866 Private HEPBURN 2nd Bn. Leinster Regiment
2384 Private ALBERT FRANCIS JOHNS "A" Coy. 2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
1891 Private RIVA 2nd Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)


France: Nord HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
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7753 Private JOHN SHAW 5th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
8846 Private VENTON 2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)


France: Nord MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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8709 Private GOULD 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
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15155 Private FREDERICK JOHN GRAY 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards


France: Pas de Calais BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
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5/3719 Corporal WILLIAM ELIJAH BEEVOR 1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
8173 Serjeant JAMES PATRICK KELLY 1st Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
8002 Corporal DONALD MacMILLAN 2nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
5051 Private BERNARD McCANN 1st Bn. Irish Guards
2411 Private JAMES MILLS 1st Bn. Manchester Regiment
7449 Serjeant HENRY ELLIOTT RUCKLEDGE (D C M) 2nd Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
6516 Private SEXTON 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers


France: Pas de Calais CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
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12215 Private MATTHEW KIRBY BLENKINSOP 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards
12279 Private DRAPER 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards
2326 Private GEORGE ALEXANDER MacNAB 4th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
11560 Private WILLIAMS 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards


France: Pas de Calais CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY
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TF/2725 Private HARMAN 1st/5th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment


France: Pas de Calais GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY
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5629 Private CLAMP 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards


France: Pas de Calais LE TOURET MEMORIAL
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9699 Private HENRY WILLIAM BROWN 1st Bn. Scots Guards
6994 Corporal JOHN GRIFFITHS "C" Coy. 4th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
8840 Private WILLIAM CHARLES HORNE 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
701 Private WILLIAM HUME 1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders


France: Pas de Calais MEERUT MILITARY CEMETERY, ST. MARTIN-LES-BOULOGNE
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880 Sepoy CHANNAN SINGH 15th Ludhiana Sikhs
2132 Sepoy SANG SINGH 87th Punjabis
474 Follower SHEIK IBRAHIM 31st Mule Corps


France: Pas de Calais NEUVE-CHAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY
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2908 Private JOHN THOMAS ARTHURS 1st Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais NEUVE-CHAPELLE MEMORIAL
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7 Follower BANHU 64th Bty. Royal Horse and Field Artillery, Indian Army
1869 Sepoy SANTA SINGH 87th Punjabis


France: Pas de Calais ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE
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Captain WYNDHAM HALSWELL (Mentioned in Despatches) 1st Bn. Highland Light Infantry


France: Pas de Calais RUE-DU-BACQUEROT (13TH LONDON) GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE
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13298 Private JOHN EAST 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS CANADIAN CEMETERY
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11046 Private GEORGE EDWARD KING 4th Bn. Canadian Infantry


France: Pas de Calais VIEILLE-CHAPELLE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, LACOUTURE
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16350 Private BENFORD 1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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11773 Private GEORGE HARRY GLOVER 2nd Bn. Border Regiment


France: Seine-Maritime ETRETAT CHURCHYARD
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3488 Rifleman ENGLAND 4th Bn. Rifle Brigade


France: Seine-Maritime ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN
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7345 Lance Corporal FRED KENT 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
1443 Private DOUGLAS THOMAS RAY 13th (Kensington) Bn. London Regiment
76519 Gunner JOHN SCULLY 9th Bty. 41st Bde. Royal Field Artillery


Germany: Brandenburg BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY
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6210 Private BOND 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
5924 Lance Corporal LONG 1st Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
7393 Private WILL 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders


Germany: Hessen NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY
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7203 Private ERNEST WILLIAM GREEN 1st Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment


Greece: Lemnos EAST MUDROS MILITARY CEMETERY
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941 Private WILLIAM CLIFTON ROSE 11th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.


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


Iraq: BASRA MEMORIAL
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Muleteer POONA BINDA 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
2377 Sepoy JAIMAL SINGH 87th Punjabis
1025 Driver MANGIA Jaipur Transport Corps
2194 Sepoy MULU SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs


Ireland, Republic of: County Kildare CURRAGH MILITARY CEMETERY
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3861 Private JOHN LANGRILL 5th Bn. Connaught Rangers


Kenya: KAJIADO CEMETERY
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99 Gunner BAKER Calcutta Volunteer Rifles


Malta: MALTA (CAPUCCINI) NAVAL CEMETERY
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Schoolmaster Warrant Officer BAKER Corps of Army Schoolmasters
K/9272 Stoker 1st Class LEAR H.M.S. "Amethyst" Royal Navy


Myanmar: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
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1166 Private GEORGE TAYLOR 1st/4th Bn. Border Regiment


Poland: POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY
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6797 Private JAMES NATHANIEL BUCHANAN 1st Bn. Scots Guards
8474 Private HAYLOR 1st Bn. Scots Guards
6362 Private WHITE 1st Bn. Scots Guards


Tanzania: TANGA MEMORIAL CEMETERY
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1992 Sepoy FATEH KAHN 101st Indian Grenadiers


United Kingdom: Anglesey HOLYHEAD (MAESHYFRYD) BURIAL BOARD CEMETERY
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2217 Private ISAAC PRITCHARD "H" Coy. 6th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Angus MARYTON PARISH CHURCHYARD
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13528 Private ALEXANDER JOLLY ANDERSON 3rd Bn. Scots Guards


United Kingdom: Cardiganshire ABERYSTWYTH CEMETERY
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Second Lieutenant ARTHUR EVANS 18th Bn. Welsh Regiment


United Kingdom: County Antrim BELFAST CITY CEMETERY
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57469 Sapper KILPATRICK Royal Engineers


United Kingdom: County Antrim CARNMONEY CEMETERY
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11891 Rifleman BUSTARD 7th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles


United Kingdom: Cumberland WORKINGTON (HARRINGTON ROAD) CEMETERY
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228 Private ANYON "B" Coy Royal Army Medical Corps


United Kingdom: Dorset WEYMOUTH CEMETERY
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20731 Private WELSH 14th Bn. Royal Scots


United Kingdom: Durham SOUTH SHIELDS (HARTON) CEMETERY
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321138 Private CORNER 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Essex EAST LONDON CEMETERY, PLAISTOW
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3/1137 Private GEORGE A. PRIMM 2nd Bn. Essex Regiment


United Kingdom: Glamorganshire CARDIFF (CATHAYS) CEMETERY
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20146 Corporal FRANCIS BETTLES 2nd/4th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment


United Kingdom: Gloucestershire GLOUCESTER OLD CEMETERY
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4763 Private LEWIS STANLEY GOODE 20th Hussars


United Kingdom: Hampshire ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERY
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11086 Private TROTT 9th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
SS/7274 Private JOHN HENRY WYATT Labour Sect. (Aldershot) Army Service Corps


United Kingdom: Hampshire HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY
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194340 Petty Officer GEORGE DAVID BLACKMAN H.M.S. "Victory" Royal Navy


United Kingdom: Hampshire NETLEY MILITARY CEMETERY
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24469 Gunner MANKS 42nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery


United Kingdom: Kent SHEERNESS CEMETERY, ISLE OF SHEPPEY
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R/9845 Rifleman McGARRY 5th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


United Kingdom: Lancashire BLACKBURN CEMETERY
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S/3210 Lance Corporal HAWORTH 10th Bn. Rifle Brigade


United Kingdom: Lancashire DEANE (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
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2461 Private ROSE 1st/5th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment


United Kingdom: London NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY
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M2/034264 Private FRANK HAROLD RUGGLES CROSS Mechanical Transport Depot (Bulford). Army Service Corps


United Kingdom: London PUTNEY VALE CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM
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15360 Private SIDNEY JAMES DAVIS 14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment


United Kingdom: London TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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Deck Hand FRANK WHITE APPLEYARD Steam Trawler "Minotaur" (Grimsby.) Mercantile Marine
Third Hand JOHN CHARLES COOK Steam Trawler "Minotaur" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Trimmer HENRY TINSLEY FRANCIS KANE Steam Trawler "Minotaur" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Skipper JOHN WALTER KELLY "Minotaur." Mercantile Marine
Second Hand DANIEL KINNER Steam Trawler "Minotaur" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Cook FRANK ELIAS LEONARD Steam Trawler "Minotaur" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Second Engineer THOMAS LOWERY Steam Trawler "Minotaur" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Deck Hand WILLIAM BENJAMIN NEAL Steam Trawler "Minotaur" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine
Chief Engineer ERNEST PULLEN Steam Trawler "Minotaur" (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine


United Kingdom: London WANDSWORTH (EARLSFIELD) CEMETERY
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11635 Private WILLIAM J. ALLEN 1st Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)


United Kingdom: Monmouthshire LLANTARNAM (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD
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12980 Private MORGAN 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards


United Kingdom: Staffordshire KINGSTONE (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD
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13896 Private COTTERILL 8th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Surrey BROOKWOOD CEMETERY
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Midshipman HENRY DAVID ERSKINE H.M.S. "Minotaur." Royal Navy


United Kingdom: Sussex BRIGHTON (EXTRA-MURAL) BOROUGH CEMETERY
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T/590 Driver MATTHEWS 2nd Home Counties Div. Train Army Service Corps


United Kingdom: Sussex GORING (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
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M2/049263 Private WILLIAM JAMES THOMAS M.T. Army Service Corps


United Kingdom: Sussex PATCHAM DOWN INDIAN FORCES CREMATION MEMORIAL
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2798 Rifleman GANGU BURATHOKI 1st Bn. 1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)


United Kingdom: Warwickshire RUGBY (CLIFTON ROAD) CEMETERY
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8658 Private STEWART HENRY GARDNER Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Yorkshire BRADFORD (UNDERCLIFFE) CEMETERY
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12258 Private REECE 10th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)


United Kingdom: Yorkshire HULL (HEDON ROAD) CEMETERY
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11301 Private BEACH Depot East Yorkshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Yorkshire SHEFFIELD (CITY ROAD) CEMETERY
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8364 Private WALKER 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment