197 died on this day: Wed 03/03/1915

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Belgium: Hainaut PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL
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7787 Private THOMAS BRIGGS 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
11559 Private ALBERT KING 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
24640 Private EMMANUEL LLOYD 2nd Bn. Cheshire Regiment
8892 Private CHARLES FREDERICK MARKHAM 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
8492 Private NORMAN LESLIE WAINWRIGHT 2nd Bn. Cheshire Regiment


Belgium: Hainaut STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY
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3597 Private EDWARDS 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
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9883 Rifleman GEORGE WILLIAM SMITH 3rd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY
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2267 Private ALBERT HUGHES "A" Coy. 4th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment
2282 Private THOMAS 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen POPERINGHE OLD MILITARY CEMETERY
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8304 Private EVERTON 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
7758 Lance Corporal FAULKNER 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
7030 Corporal RUSSELL 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURE NO.3
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8266 Rifleman GILMORE 3rd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURES NO.1 AND NO.2
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6982 Private MASSEY 2nd Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen WULVERGEM CHURCHYARD
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2894 Rifleman ARTHUR KIDBY 9th Bn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
2792 Rifleman RUSHWORTH 9th Bn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY
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1701 Private BARTON 5th Bn. Cheshire Regiment
10935 Private FRANCIS COUSIL 2nd Bn. Cheshire Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
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9077 Private EDWARD BEENEY 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
8816 Private JAMES BOLGER 1st Bn. Royal Irish Regiment
7203 Private JOHN CAVANAGH 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
SR/7041 Private WILLIAM EDWARD CURRELL 4th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
Lieutenant The Hon. WILLIAM ALFRED MORTON EDEN 4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
3/9883 Private WILLIAM EDWARD FENDICK 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment
SR/2397 Private CHARLES FLETCHER 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
5671 Serjeant ALFRED HAROLD FRENCH 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
2100 Company Serjeant Major GEORGE GRIFFIN 4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
SR/560 Private FREDERICK HANSHAW 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
L//15395 Private THOMAS GEORGE HARMAN 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
17974 Private JOSEPH HARTLAND 3rd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Y/477 Rifleman ERNEST WILLIAM KNIGHT 3rd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
Captain RONALD OWEN LAGDEN 6th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
8809 Rifleman JOHN ROBERT OXLEY 3rd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
L/16333 Lance Corporal GEORGE SHERMAN 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
SR/7932 Private ADOLPH SPANIER 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
4983 Private ANDREW HENRY THOMAS 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
11249 Rifleman ALBERT EDWARD TURNER 4th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


Canada: Manitoba BRANDON CEMETERY, MANITOBA
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136 Trooper JOHN JAMES BLOOMER 1st Regt. Canadian Mounted Rifles


France: Bouches-du-Rhone MAZARGUES WAR CEMETERY, MARSEILLES
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51 Follower ECHAN Royal Horse and Field Artillery, Indian Army


France: Nord BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, NORD
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3/6471 Serjeant BAKER 1st Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
25401 Corporal FEBEN 6th Bty. Royal Field Artillery
9861 Private FREDERICK KNOWLES 1st Bn. Leinster Regiment
7062 Private LEONARD 19th Field Amb Royal Army Medical Corps
Y/1702 Rifleman ARTHUR SLINGER 3rd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
2791 Private WELDON 1st/4th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment


France: Nord CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES
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9810 Private ARTHUR FRENCH 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
18566 Lance Corporal JOSEPH ROGERS 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
Captain HENRY RUSSELL TOWNSEND-GREEN 1st/16th Bn. London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)


France: Nord DESPLANQUE FARM CEMETERY, LA CHAPELLE-D'ARMENTIERES
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25492 Sapper COWARD 12th Field Coy. Royal Engineers


France: Nord ESTAIRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION
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6594 Lance Corporal ROY 1st Bn. Royal Irish Rifles


France: Nord LA CHAPELLE D'ARMENTIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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8516 Private FACKRELL 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers
15561 Private WOODMAN 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers


France: Nord MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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7963 Private HOOPER 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais AIRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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Lieutenant ERNEST CHARLES PURCHAS "V" Bty. Royal Horse Artillery
67915 Driver SELLINS "V" Bty. Royal Horse Artillery


France: Pas de Calais BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
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8190 Private GEORGE TOWNSEND 2nd Bn. Highland Light Infantry


France: Pas de Calais BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
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3/3188 Private EDWARD FREDRICK ANDES 1st Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
10335 Private DIGGINS 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment
2006 Lance Corporal ERNEST HAYES 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
5003 Rifleman ALBERT EDWARD SUMNERS 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade


France: Pas de Calais GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY
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5539 Rifleman HODGSON 1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


France: Pas de Calais LE TOURET MEMORIAL
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8404 Private HUGH CAMPBELL 2nd Bn. Highland Light Infantry
7683 Private DAVID S. MOYES 2nd Bn. Highland Light Infantry
10889 Lance Corporal BERTIE JAMES READE 1st Bn. South Wales Borderers
7333 Private JOHN TAYLOR 2nd Bn. Highland Light Infantry
9953 Rifleman ALFRED WILLIAM THURSBY 2nd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
15491 Private CHARLES TURTON 1st Bn. Worcestershire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE
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14236 Sapper HENRY GEORGE COOMBES 23rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers
9825 Private FRASER 1st Bn. Scots Guards
21665 Sapper SMITH 23rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers


France: Pas de Calais LILLERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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124 Bearer RUSMAT ALI 111th Indian Field Amb. Indian Army Medical Corps


France: Pas de Calais LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY
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34856 Private NEVILLE HUGH SHAPLAND 10th Stationary Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps


France: Pas de Calais MEERUT MILITARY CEMETERY, ST. MARTIN-LES-BOULOGNE
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8502 Bearer GANGA DIN Army Bearer Corps


France: Pas de Calais NEUVE-CHAPELLE MEMORIAL
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1659 Sepoy DEBI SINGH 10th Jats
3910 Sepoy HABIB KHAN 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)
3602 Sepoy HARPAT 1st Bn. 6th Jat Light Infantry
53 Driver KHUDA BAKHSH Royal Horse and Field Artillery, Indian Army
Follower KHUDA BAKHSH Royal Horse and Field Artillery, Indian Army
623 Sepoy KISHN DAS 1st Bn. 41st Dogras
Follower MOHAN 64th Bty. Royal Horse and Royal Horse and Field Artillery, Indian Army
1898 Lance Naik RAMKISHOR OPADHYA 89th Punjabis


France: Pas de Calais ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE
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8889 Lance Serjeant JOSEPH GAFFNEY 1st Bn. Royal Irish Rifles


France: Pas de Calais RUE-DAVID MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX
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872 Private MONAHAN 8th Bn. Canadian Infantry


France: Pas de Calais ST. VENANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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3957 Sepoy INDARRAM 113th Indian Infantry


France: Seine-Maritime ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN
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8531 Private BENSON 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Captain ROBERT FRANCIS LODER-SYMONDS 1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment


India: DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA GATE)
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1743 Sepoy INDARJIT SINGH 1st Bn. 8th Rajputs
1905 Sepoy RADHA SINGH 1st Bn. 8th Rajputs


India: KIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL
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8141 Corporal PHILIP AUGUSTINE SEAGAR 2nd Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment


Iran: TEHRAN MEMORIAL
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Major REGINALD EDWIN BOND 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
Lieutenant DOUGLAS BURGOYNE BURGOYNE-WALLACE 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
159 Gunner DEWA SINGH 23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery (F.F.). Indian Mountain Artillery
Captain GOVER (Mentioned in Despatches) 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
Lieutenant WICKHAM LEATHES HARVEY (Mentioned in Despatches) 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
96 Gunner NUR MUHAMMAD 23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery (F.F.). Indian Mountain Artillery


Iraq: BASRA MEMORIAL
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2809 Daffadar AFZAL KHAN 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
1137 Sepoy AHIVARAN SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
2080 Sepoy AJODHYA SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
3429 Sowar ALIMUDDIN KHAN 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
1846 Sowar AMAR SINGH 16th Indian Cavalry
3053 Sowar ASHRAF KHAN 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
1267 Sepoy BALBAHADAR SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1384 Havildar BALWANT SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1680 Sepoy BENIMADHO SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
2354 Sepoy BHAGWAN BAKHSH SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1497 Sepoy BHAGWANT SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
2016 Sepoy BHURE SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1159 Sepoy BIJAIBAHADUR SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
2079 Sepoy BUDHA SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
2401 Naik DALIP SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1068 Sepoy DARSAN SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1934 Sepoy GOPAL SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1647 Sepoy GULZAR SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1194 Naik HARIBANS SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1840 Sepoy HARNAM SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1053 Sepoy INDAR SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
2015 Sepoy JANAK SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1446 Sepoy JUGRAJ SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1693 Bearer KAILAS 1st Coy. Army Bearer Corps
3217 Sowar KESAR SINGH 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
Follower KHUSHAL 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1553 Sepoy KUNDAN 120th Rajputana Infantry
2071 Sepoy KUNWAR BAHADUR SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1927 Sepoy LALTA SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1261 Sepoy MAHABIR SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1960 Sepoy MAHABIR SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
Subadar MAHESH SINGH (Mentioned in Despatches) 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
931 Sepoy MAHESH SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1944 Sepoy MAHTAB SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1405 Lance Daffadar MAN SINGH 16th Indian Cavalry
2098 Sepoy MAN SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
2554 Naik MANSA SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
2156 Lance Naik MEGH SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
3274 Lance Daffadar MUHAMMAD YUSUF KHAN 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
2817 Sepoy MUKHTAR AHMAD 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1879 Sepoy MUKUT SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1308 Drum Major MUNNA KHAN 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
3009 Lance Daffadar NABI BAKHSH KHAN 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
2124 Naik NANJI SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
2833 Sepoy NATHU SINGH 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1017 Colour Havildar NATHU SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
2018 Sepoy NAWAB SINGH 1st Bn. 8th Rajputs
Jemadar QUTABUDDIN KHAN 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
1905 Sepoy RADDHU SINGH 8th Rajputs
1132 Naik RAGHUNANDAN SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1073 Sepoy RAM DATT SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1061 Sepoy RAM RATAN SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
Follower RAM SARUP 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
1805 Sepoy RAMAUTAR SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
2985 Sowar RAMHER 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
1672 Sepoy RAMPAL SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1492 Sepoy RAMSABADH SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
2169 Drummer RANJHA RAM 1st Bn. 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
674 Havildar SARJU SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1526 Naik SHIUNATH SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1510 Sepoy SHIUPARSAN SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1788 Sepoy SITAL SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1177 Havildar SITLABAKSH SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
2163 Sepoy SIUJIT SINGH 8th Rajputs
1547 Naik SUKHLAL SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
1384 Sepoy SUKHRAJ SINGH 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
3196 Sowar TAJ MUHAMMAD KHAN 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry


Iraq: BASRA WAR CEMETERY
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Lieutenant CHARLES ALPE GRANTHAM 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
52223 Gunner GREEN 96th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
49241 Gunner HUNT 82nd Bty. 10th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Captain FREDERICK OBRE MacKENZIE Adjt. 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs
Lieutenant KENNETH SINCLAIR THOMSON 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (F.F.) (Daly's Horse)
Captain JAMES GERALD WILLOUGHBY 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
Lieutenant YOUNG Indian Army Reserve of Officers


Ireland, Republic of: County Cork COBH OLD CHURCH CEMETERY
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Warrant Engineer MILNE H.M.S. "Colleen." Royal Naval Reserve


Ireland, Republic of: County Dublin GRANGEGORMAN MILITARY CEMETERY
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9445 Rifleman THOMAS MANGAN 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles


Namibia: SWAKOPMUND MUNICIPAL CEMETERY
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98 Burgher PETRUS PAULUS STEYN Bethal Commando. Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces


United Kingdom: Angus DUNDEE EASTERN NECROPOLIS
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8278 Private GAFFNEY 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Bedfordshire BEDFORD CEMETERY, BEDFORDSHIRE
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1484 Private MURRAY 6th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders


United Kingdom: Cornwall CALSTOCK CEMETERY
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Second Lieutenant WILLIAM JOHN WALTER NICHOLAS 3rd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)


United Kingdom: County Antrim BELFAST CITY CEMETERY
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3739 Rifleman JOSEPH DEAN "C" Coy. 11th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles


United Kingdom: Devon PLYMOUTH (FORD PARK) CEMETERY
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PLY/720 (S) Private ARCHIBALD EDWARD HILL Plymouth Div. Royal Marine Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Essex WITHAM (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD
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2688 Private HENRY WILLIAM WARR 6th Bn. Essex Regiment


United Kingdom: Glamorganshire CARDIFF (CATHAYS) CEMETERY
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3657 Private ROBERT HENRY FORDHAM 13th Hussars


United Kingdom: Hampshire STEEP (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD
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Major BOGLE Royal Engineers


United Kingdom: Kent GILLINGHAM (WOODLANDS) CEMETERY, KENT
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PO/8163 Private WILLIAM DAWSON H.M.S. Hampshire Royal Marine Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Kent GRAVESEND CEMETERY
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801 Private CYRIL ADLINGTON BOORMAN West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own)


United Kingdom: Lancashire MOSTON (ST. JOSEPH'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
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SS/5236 Private KELLY Army Service Corps


United Kingdom: Lancashire NELSON CEMETERY
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2601 Private CRAVEN BARRETT 6th Bn. Royal Scots


United Kingdom: Lancashire PEMBERTON (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD
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70217 Gunner BERRY No. 6 Depot Royal Field Artillery


United Kingdom: Lincolnshire STAMFORD CEMETERY
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4498 Private JOHN GEORGE WELLS 2nd/6th Bn. Essex Regiment


United Kingdom: London WANDSWORTH (EARLSFIELD) CEMETERY
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L/6472 Private FREDERICK T. JONES The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)


United Kingdom: Northumberland WALKER (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD
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1575 Bugler NANKERVIS 5th Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Northumberland WALLSEND (CHURCH BANK) CEMETERY
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8278 Private McLAUGHLAN 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers


United Kingdom: Staffordshire BENTLEY CEMETERY, STAFFORDSHIRE
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9416 Private ERNEST BIRD 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment


United Kingdom: Stirlingshire STIRLING (BALLENGEICH) CEMETERY
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7014 Private BELL 1st/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers


United Kingdom: Suffolk IPSWICH OLD CEMETERY
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1160 Private WILLIAM HARRY WARD Suffolk Regiment


United Kingdom: West Lothian QUEENSFERRY CEMETERY
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4211(S) Stoker THOMAS O'GRADY H.M.S. "New Zealand." Royal Naval Reserve


United Kingdom: Wiltshire LUDGERSHALL (ST. JAMES) CHURCHYARD
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T2/017567 Driver WILLIAM LEONARD TAYLOR 156th H.T. Coy. 19th Div. Train Army Service Corps


United Kingdom: Worcestershire CHADDESLEY CORBETT (ST. CASSIAN) CHURCHYARD
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33764 Driver HARRY RICHARDS Training Depot Royal Engineers


United Kingdom: Yorkshire CUDWORTH (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD
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13/1287 Private HERBERT JAMES TUCKWELL 13th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment


United Kingdom: Yorkshire FLAMBOROUGH (ST. OSWALD) CHURCHYARD
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2411 Private BURTON 5th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment