163 died on this day: Thu 24/02/1916

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Australia: New South Wales ROOKWOOD NECROPOLIS, SYDNEY (1)
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Assistant Steward JOHN HARTY H.M.S. Otranto Mercantile Marine Reserve


Belgium: Hainaut BERKS CEMETERY EXTENSION (2)
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443082 Private JOHN KLINE SALTSMAN 7th Bn. Canadian Infantry
443082 Private JOHN KLINE SHAW ALIAS


Belgium: Hainaut PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL (2)
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9429 Corporal HENRY COLLIER 10th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment
19544 Private MATTHEW HENRY LIDDLE 10th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment


Belgium: Hainaut TANCREZ FARM CEMETERY (1)
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188 Corporal CAMERON 11th Bn. Highland Light Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY (1)
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13852 Private ELMS 7th Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen ESSEX FARM CEMETERY (3)
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Y/450 Rifleman DRAPER "B" Coy. 10th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
16717 Private LANGFORD 7th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
13144 Private SYDNEY MILMAN 6th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen LA LAITERIE MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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66228 Private ANDREWS 24th Bn. Canadian Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY (9)
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11242 Private AUGUSTUS DAVID BOOTH 6th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
33447 Sapper COLLEDGE 12th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
12174 Private CHARLES ERNEST DUNN 7th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
26157 Private SAMUEL ETCHES 10th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
15899 Private FRENCH 6th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
15010 Serjeant HENRY EDWARD JORDAN (Mentioned in Despatches) 11th Bn. Essex Regiment
12/23468 Private WILLIAM NAYLOR 12th Bn. Manchester Regiment
67851 Bombardier WILLIAM SARSON H.Q., 108th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
20028 Corporal SILENCE 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen MAPLE COPSE CEMETERY (1)
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G/6652 Private PECK 8th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY (2)
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15626 Lance Corporal MUNROE 7th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
10087 Private QUINN 1st Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM) (6)
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9/2665 Private DAVISON "C" Coy. 9th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
G/2297 Private DUNNETT 9th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Lieutenant EDGAR 9th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
9/2680 Lance Serjeant McNEILL 9th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
9/492 Lance Corporal MOODY 9th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
G/1637 Private JONATHAN HERBERT PEARSON 9th Bn. Durham Light Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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21609 Private ARTHUR ROWE 10th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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54223 Private COLVIN 18th Bn. Canadian Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen SPOILBANK CEMETERY (1)
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10584 Lance Corporal RUSSELL 9th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES (2)
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L/8107 Private ALFRED E. EVELEIGH 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
L/10098 Private ROBERT GAWLER 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL (2)
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G/3346 Lance Corporal KING 9th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
G/5800 Corporal ARTHUR JOHN WILKINS 8th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)


Bermuda: ST. GEORGE'S MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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756 Gunner WARDELL SMITH Bermuda Militia Artillery


Canada: Manitoba BRANDON CEMETERY, MANITOBA (1)
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424642 Private THOMAS CALDER 45th Bn. Canadian Infantry


Canada: New Brunswick CENTRAL NORTON BAPTIST CEMETERY (1)
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742443 Private THOMAS H. ALLABY 115th Bn. Canadian Infantry


Egypt: ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY (2)
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S4/143835 Private REGINALD GEORGE HANNAFORD 32nd Div. Train Army Service Corps
400071 Sergeant WILLIAM LANG No. 1 Stationary Hospital Canadian Army Medical Corps


Egypt: CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY (1)
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2716 Private ERNEST WILLIAM HUGHES 21st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.


Egypt: ISMAILIA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY (1)
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783 Sergeant ROLAND WOLSTENHOLME 28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.


France: Nord BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD (7)
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418433 Private CHAMBERS 42nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
33065 Private HALSEY 28th Field Amb Royal Army Medical Corps
27/339 Lance Corporal HYLTON 27th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
15738 Private LAISTER 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
46330 Private NEARING 16th Bn. Canadian Infantry
10077 Private SCOTT 8th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
85436 Gunner WILLIAM TAYLOR 1st Div. Ammuniton Col. Canadian Field Artillery


France: Nord CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES (3)
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Second Lieutenant VICTOR MORTON CANSFIELD 95th Bty. Royal Field Artillery
11958 Serjeant RABONE 10th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
19847 Private ROPER 15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry


France: Nord MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY (3)
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40055 Gunner AUSTIN "O" Bty. Royal Horse Artillery
16425 Corporal EVANS 7th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
13046 Private ERNEST WILKINSON 7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment


France: Nord RATION FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA CHAPELLE-D'ARMENTIERES (1)
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24/1013 Private LUKE 24th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


France: Pas de Calais ARRAS MEMORIAL (1)
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13819 Serjeant JOHN BARKWELL 1st Bn. South Wales Borderers


France: Pas de Calais BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (1)
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282161 Private McLAUGHLIN 13th Bn. Canadian Infantry


France: Pas de Calais BERLES-AU-BOIS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION (1)
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8/12862 Private ALLSOPP 8th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY (5)
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16986 Lance Corporal LEVI BLUNT 8th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
25653 Gunner THOMAS JAMES 121st Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
7717 Rifleman FRED JOHNSON 7th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
8508 Private JAMES TAYLOR 1st Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
11511 Private TETLEY 9th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)


France: Pas de Calais CAMBRIN CHURCHYARD EXTENSION (1)
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8349 Private CYRIL THOMASON 21st Bn Royal Fusiliers


France: Pas de Calais ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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1281 Corporal COSSEY 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade


France: Pas de Calais LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY (2)
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68716 Gunner ALFRED PRIOR ANTHONY 46th Bty. Royal Field Artillery
18392 Corporal GEORGE FRANK OSTLER 8th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais LILLERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY (1)
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14802 Private HOWE 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment


France: Pas de Calais LOOS MEMORIAL (2)
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20579 Private JAMES MONTGOMERY 10th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
11808 Private ANDREW ELLIOT TINLIN 7th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers


France: Pas de Calais MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, GRENAY (2)
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20101 Private HAMILTON 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
18052 Private WILLIAM NAISMITH 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders


France: Pas de Calais MAZINGARBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY (1)
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9840 Private JOHN T. JONES 1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais NEUVE-CHAPELLE MEMORIAL (2)
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Bangalore/72 Follower MUNIGAN Army Hospital Corps
3571 Sepoy SARDAR KHAN 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)


France: Pas de Calais NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY (1)
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3389 Private ROBERT CHARLES DISBERY 1st/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment


France: Pas de Calais RUE-DU-BACQUEROT NO.1 MILITARY CEMETERY, LAVENTIE (1)
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17/144 Private STOCKS 17th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)


France: Pas de Calais SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS CANADIAN CEMETERY (1)
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22/583 Private THOMAS COLE 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


France: Pas de Calais ST. MARTIN CALVAIRE BRITISH CEMETERY, ST. MARTIN-SUR-COJEUL (1)
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C/9537 Corporal SAMUEL JOHN ABBEY 20th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


France: Pas de Calais ST. MARY'S A.D.S. CEMETERY, HAISNES (2)
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26539 Private OWEN 2nd Bn. Welsh Regiment
37255 Private WEBB 2nd Bn. Welsh Regiment


France: Pas de Calais ST. VAAST POST MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE (2)
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12875 Private HART 7th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
17667 Private MARTINDALE 7th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY (1)
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6820 Private WILLIAM JOSEPH MACE 6th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)


France: Seine-Maritime LE TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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2833 Private JAMES WILSON D Coy.1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)


France: Seine-Maritime STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE (1)
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17313 Serjeant BRIGGS 19th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers


France: Somme ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY (1)
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921 Company Quartermaster Serjeant DU FEU 1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


France: Somme CITADEL NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT (1)
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132964 Sapper HOWARD 174th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers


France: Somme CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY (3)
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11854 Private EDWARD STATHAM HANKINSON 2nd Bn. Border Regiment
Second Lieutenant SPENCER LORT MANSEL MANSEL-CAREY 8th Bn. attd. 9th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
20333 Private PAGE 9th Bn. Devonshire Regiment


France: Somme POINT 110 NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT (2)
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28202 Private CHARLES ADAMS 24th Bn. Manchester Regiment
15268 Private FREDERICK GREAVES 24th Bn. Manchester Regiment


France: Somme ST. RIQUIER BRITISH CEMETERY (1)
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Follower KHIWAN 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (F.F.) (Daly's Horse)


Ghana: KUMASI MEMORIAL (1)
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6510 Private BALUGA KANJARGA Gold Coast Regiment, W.A.F.F.


Greece: MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA (1)
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11066 Rifleman FITZGERALD 6th Bn Royal Irish Rifles


Greece: MONASTIR ROAD INDIAN CEMETERY (1)
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1513 Driver MUSTAFA 7th Mule Corps


Greece: SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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97332 Driver VINE 1st Bde. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery


Iraq: BASRA MEMORIAL (19)
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2111 Naik ABBAS KHAN 93rd Burma Infantry, Indian Army
Lucknow/1260 Follower BIHARI BUDHA Supply and Transport Corps
1667 Havildar CHHOTE SINGH 1st Bn. 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry
Second Lieutenant DUGALD RODERICK CHRISTIE 66th Bty. Royal Field Artillery
2382 Rifleman DANDBIR MAL 1st Bn. 9th Gurkha Rifles
4805 Private SIDNEY GOAD 1st/4th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
1534 Sepoy GULAB KHAN 82nd Punjabis
4308 Naik HAKIM SINGH 32nd Sikh Pioneers
Follower JAWALA 119th Indian Infantry (Mooltan Regiment)
2833 Rifleman KHEM ANSING PUN 1st Bn. 1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
1525 Driver KISHAN LAL Bharatpur (Imperial Service) Transport Corps
2459 Sepoy MAKHMUD KHAN 84th Punjabis
3534 Sepoy MATTA KHAN 1st Bn. 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry)
456 Sapper PHAIL SINGH Sirmur Imperial Service Sapper Corps
Follower RAM CHAND Supply and Transport Corps
687 Sepoy RANJIT SINGH 1st Bn. 66th Punjabis
3386 Rifleman RATANSING THAPA 1st Bn. 9th Gurkha Rifles
Follower TANGAVELU MASILA MANI Indian Postal and Telegraph Department
4080 Sepoy UDHAM SINGH 32nd Sikh Pioneers


Iraq: BASRA WAR CEMETERY (1)
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F/988 Air Mechanic 1st Class CARELESS H.M.S. "Espiegle." Royal Naval Air Service


Ireland, Republic of: County Offaly MONASTERORIS OLD GRAVEYARD (1)
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3405 Private JAMES CARROLL 2nd Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers


Israel and Palestine (including Gaza): JERUSALEM MEMORIAL (1)
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M2/135910 Private EDGAR DUNFORD Army Service Corps


Nigeria: CALABAR MEMORIAL (1)
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64 Carrier SAM OFFA Nigeria Regiment, W.A.F.F.


Turkey (including Gallipoli): LANCASHIRE LANDING CEMETERY (1)
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KX/556 Able Seaman SUDDES Hood Bn. R.N. Div Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve


United Kingdom: Berwickshire GORDON PARISH CHURCHYARD (1)
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7370 Serjeant MESSER 2nd/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers


United Kingdom: Devon CLYST HONITON (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD (1)
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1979 Private EDWIN HENRY FRANKLIN 4th Reserve Bn. Devonshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Durham SUNDERLAND (BISHOPWEARMOUTH) CEMETERY (1)
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20/894 Private THOMAS BAILEY 20th Bn. Durham Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Glasgow GLASGOW (RIDDRIE PARK) CEMETERY (1)
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100672 Sapper CAMPBELL 155th Field Coy. Royal Engineers


United Kingdom: Hampshire ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERY (2)
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T4/108159 Driver KEMPSON No. 1 Coy. Army Service Corps
7928 Private FREDERICK GEORGE VINCE 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)


United Kingdom: Hampshire HAMBLEDON (SS. PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD (1)
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Major DAVID GREIG BRYCE 76th Punjabis


United Kingdom: Hampshire HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON (1)
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69199 Private WILLIE LLOYD Royal Army Medical Corps


United Kingdom: Hampshire PORTSMOUTH (HIGHLAND ROAD) CEMETERY (1)
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22240 Private KEEN 3rd Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Hampshire PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL (1)
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J/6686 Leading Telegraphist ARTHUR THOMAS CRANE H.M. S/M. "E5." Royal Navy


United Kingdom: Hertfordshire NORTH MYMMS (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD AND EXTENSION (1)
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25928 Private NASH Bedfordshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Kent DEAL CEMETERY (1)
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CH/2017 Private CLANCY Royal Marine Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Lancashire LIVERPOOL (KIRKDALE) CEMETERY (1)
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20841 Rifleman ALFRED WILSON 3rd/5th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)


United Kingdom: Lancashire MANCHESTER SOUTHERN CEMETERY (1)
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20886 Private ALFRED HYAM 2nd/4th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry


United Kingdom: Lincolnshire GRIMSBY (SCARTHO ROAD) CEMETERY (2)
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4743/TS Trimmer THOMAS SYDNEY HOWLING H.M. Trawler "Carlton." Royal Naval Reserve
Fireman TOM DERBON TEANBY S.S. "Tummel" (Hull) Mercantile Marine


United Kingdom: London CHARLTON CEMETERY, GREENWICH (2)
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B/651 Serjeant MAURICE SMITH 7th Bn. Rifle Brigade
Second Lieutenant GERALD WILLIAM SUCKLING SPENCER 8th Bn. Norfolk Regiment


United Kingdom: London CITY OF LONDON AND TOWER HAMLETS CEMETERY (1)
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61128 Driver CARR Signal Depot Royal Engineers


United Kingdom: London TOWER HILL MEMORIAL (13)
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Able Seaman ANDERSON S.S. "Tummel" (Hull) Mercantile Marine
Chief Engineer JOSEPH WILLIAM ATKINSON S.S. "Tummel" (Hull) Mercantile Marine
Cook and Steward ARUNDELL BUTTERILL S.S. "Tummel" (Hull) Mercantile Marine
Master DONALD DOUGLAS S.S. "Arbonne." Mercantile Marine
Second Mate JOHN HUGHES S.S. "Arbonne" (Liverpool) Mercantile Marine
Mate ALBERT McCARTHY S.S. "Tummel" (Hull) Mercantile Marine
Able Seaman WALTER JAMES NOBLE S.S. "Tummel" (Hull) Mercantile Marine
Fireman OLE OLSEN S.S. "Denaby" (Glasgow) Mercantile Marine
Second Engineer CARL GUSTAV OLSEN OSBERG S.S. "Arbonne" (Liverpool) Mercantile Marine
Fireman WILLIAM PATERSON S.S. "Arbonne" (Liverpool) Mercantile Marine
Able Seaman GRIMUR SIGMUNDSEN S.S. "Tummel" (Hull) Mercantile Marine
Mate JOSEPH SILVESTER S.S. "Arbonne" (Liverpool) Mercantile Marine
Fireman WRAY S.S. "Tummel" (Hull) Mercantile Marine


United Kingdom: Northamptonshire PETERBOROUGH OLD (BROADWAY) CEMETERY (1)
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3/10506 Private ALBERT HENRY WATSON Northamptonshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Northumberland NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (BYKER AND HEATON) CEMETERY (1)
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2512 Private WALKER 1st/6th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Peeblesshire INNERLEITHEN CEMETERY (1)
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7502 Lance Serjeant EDWARD OLIVER 2nd/8th Bn. Royal Scots


United Kingdom: Renfrewshire PAISLEY (HAWKHEAD) CEMETERY (1)
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1943 Private GEORGE MUGFORD 2nd Bn. Newfoundland Regiment


United Kingdom: Warwickshire HANDSWORTH (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD (1)
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25610 Private ARTHUR JOHN BRYANT 14th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment


United Kingdom: Yorkshire HULL WESTERN CEMETERY (1)
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Assistant Engineer WILLIAM SHIELDS S.S. "Tummel" (Hull) Mercantile Marine


United Kingdom: Yorkshire MOUNT TABOR METHODIST CHAPELYARD (1)
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3473 Private BELL 2nd/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)