180 died on this day: Thu 17/02/1916

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Belgium: Hainaut LANCASHIRE COTTAGE CEMETERY (1)
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12118 Serjeant HART 6th Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers


Belgium: Hainaut TANCREZ FARM CEMETERY (1)
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675 Lance Corporal MARSHALL 11th Bn. Highland Light Infantry


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY (1)
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R/535 Rifleman PURKIS 12th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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Lieutenant JOHN COBLEY SLANEY 78th Bde. Royal Field Artillery


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen ESSEX FARM CEMETERY (4)
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Z/830 Rifleman FOLEY 11th Bn. Rifle Brigade
R/1219 Rifleman GREGORY 11th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
S/1658 Rifleman LEAVESLEY 11th Bn. Rifle Brigade
S/2248 Serjeant STANFORD 11th Bn. Rifle Brigade


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen LA BRIQUE MILITARY CEMETERY NO.2 (1)
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6274 Private HARDY 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY (19)
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1509 Serjeant FREDERICK BAILEY "B" Coy. 1st/5th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
11958 Private CULLEY 6th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
16464 Private WILLIAM CULSHAW 12th Bn. Manchester Regiment
12773 Private DRYDEN 7th Bn. Border Regiment
5063 Private EASTON 10th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
20052 Private FRANK GENTLE "B" Coy. 8th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
1314 Serjeant GIBSON "A" Coy. 1st/5th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
14217 Private GREEN 8th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
11474 Private WILLIAM HENRY HARPER 7th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
53453 Serjeant WILLIAM JAMES HOLLANDS "D" Bty. 80th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
3/19397 Private MORDEY 7th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
3/9855 Private NICHOLS 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
23281 Corporal ROBINSON 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
15179 Private ROGERS 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Captain SIMEONS 8th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment
9/13817 Private SMITH 7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
12153 Private GEORGE STRATFORD 7th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
27999 Private WARD 12th Bn. Manchester Regiment
13734 Private HORACE WILLIAMS 8th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY (4)
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7863 Private ARCHER 1st Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
G/13178 Private CROSS 13th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
15832 Private GREEN 1st Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
G/3296 Private TITCHENER 8th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen POPERINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY (2)
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Captain MAUGHAN (Mentioned in Despatches) 4th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment
20393 Private STREET 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen SPOILBANK CEMETERY (1)
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15201 Private ANTHONY BASSETT 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen WOODS CEMETERY (1)
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Lieutenant BERNARD BRADLY GOUGH Royal Army Medical Corps


Belgium: West-Vlaanderen YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL (27)
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G/1275 Private FREDERICK W. BAKER 13th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
G/4931 Private WALTER G. BAKER 13th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
16238 Private JOHN CAMPBELL 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
18300 Private ERNEST CAPEY 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
15787 Lance Serjeant EDMUND CATHERALL 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
12476 Private HARRY RILEY CORKER 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Second Lieutenant ADRIAN VICTOR CREE 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
6/1258 Rifleman GEORGE HENRY CROUCH 12th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
68 Private ALFRED DAVIES 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers
15529 Private THOMAS EVANS 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
31159 Private LEONARD FALLOWS 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
G/5369 Private WILLIAM FARRINGTON 13th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
6363 Private JOSEPH HAGUE 52nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Captain BERNARD DIGBY JOHNS 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
15199 Private DAVID JONES "A" Coy. 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
23358 Private ROGER LINDLEY 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
G/4491 Private THOMAS P. LOVELL 13th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
12781 Private SAMUEL MARSTON 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
G/4648 Private CLIFFORD MELLOR 13th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
16291 Private WILLIAM MILLINGTON 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
23754 Corporal JOHN EDWARD ROBERTS 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
15670 Private RICHARD ROBERTS 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
23452 Private WILLIAM VAUGHAN ROBERTS 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
15088 Serjeant ROBERT OWEN ROWLANDS 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
15416 Private THOMAS STEWART 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
13956 Private HENRY STOOKES 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
23221 Private HORACE TIMMS 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Bulgaria: PLOVDIV CENTRAL CEMETERY (1)
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12246 Private BROWN 7th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment


Canada: British Columbia VICTORIA (ROSS BAY) CEMETERY (2)
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706078 Serjeant ROBERT ATKINSON ALIAS
706078 Sergeant ROBERT HUGGUP 103rd Bn. Canadian Infantry


Canada: Ontario KINGSVILLE (GREENHILL) CEMETERY (1)
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213022 Private BERRY 99th Bn. Canadian Infantry


Egypt: ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY (1)
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ClydeZ/1416 Able Seaman DOMINICK KEALY Anson Bn. R.N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve


Egypt: CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY (1)
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3822 Private GEORGE LAVENDER 9th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.


Egypt: HELIOPOLIS (PORT TEWFIK) MEMORIAL (1)
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2380 Rifleman MAL SINGH Burma Military Police


France: Bouches-du-Rhone MAZARGUES WAR CEMETERY, MARSEILLES (1)
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371 Naik JAIMAL SINGH 1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners


France: Nord BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD (2)
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12632 Private JAMES WILLIAM HARRISON 5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
17068 Private TOZER 7th Bn. Canadian Infantry


France: Nord CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES (4)
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805 Private BULLOCK 9th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
19159 Private NICHOLLS 13th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
18885 Private SAUNDERS 14th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
14323 Lance Corporal STOKELL 9th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry


France: Nord ERQUINGHEM-LYS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION (1)
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25/1526 Lance Corporal STEWART 25th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


France: Pas de Calais ARRAS MEMORIAL (2)
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79635 Sapper JOHN WILLIAM HARDCASTLE 173rd Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers
11758 Private GEORGE ADOLPHUS MAIN 1st Bn. South Wales Borderers


France: Pas de Calais BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY (2)
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23600 Private JOHN PATTISON 14th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
13489 Private JOSEPH WESSON 8th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY (1)
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Captain MESSER 1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


France: Pas de Calais CAMBRIN CHURCHYARD EXTENSION (4)
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3541 Private AUSTIN 7th Bn. Leinster Regiment
1519 Private COMISKEY 7th Bn. Leinster Regiment
7722 Private GEORGE FARQUHAR HENDERSON "D" Coy. 5th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
10524 Private WALSH 7th Bn Leinster Regiment


France: Pas de Calais CAMBRIN MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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4974 Private GORDEN SIDNEY ARCHER 1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)


France: Pas de Calais CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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24216 Private HERBERT HARRY KNIGHT 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY (3)
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65647 2nd Corporal JOHN WILLIAM GOULDING 126th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
75864 Private NOEL JAMES PATON 29th Bn. Canadian Infantry
13875 Private JOHN WATTS 8th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais FONCQUEVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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2103 Private ARTHUR HUMPAGE 1st/7th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais LE FERMONT MILITARY CEMETERY, RIVIERE (1)
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1474 Rifleman McGREGOR 5th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)


France: Pas de Calais LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE (1)
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Lieutenant MAURICE JAMES BANISTER "D" Coy. 7th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais LOOS MEMORIAL (6)
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10551 Private ARTHUR DAVIS 5th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
S/6719 Private ROBERT D. DOBBIE 11th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
86721 Sapper AMOS GEORGE HARRIS 173rd Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers
79977 Sapper JOHN HARRISON 173rd Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers
139288 Sapper JAMES MANNING 173rd Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers
S/10623 Lance Corporal JAMES STORRIE 6th Bn. Cameron Highlanders


France: Pas de Calais MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, GRENAY (1)
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Y/1572 Rifleman ERNEST EDWIN STRAW "A" Coy. 2nd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps


France: Pas de Calais MAZINGARBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY (2)
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46022 Sapper CURTIS 91st Field Coy. Royal Engineers
44701 Sapper THOMAS BECKWITH HUGALL 91st Coy. Royal Engineers


France: Pas de Calais NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY (1)
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Second Lieutenant WALLACE CAMPBELL PATERSON 173rd Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers


France: Pas de Calais RUE-DU-BOIS MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX (2)
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21/859 Serjeant JOHN HADDON BRIGGS 21st (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
21/182 Corporal DUNN 21st (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


France: Pas de Calais RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX (1)
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22/789 Private DELANEY 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


France: Pas de Calais SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS CANADIAN CEMETERY (1)
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22/1500 Private ANDREW HARVEY 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers


France: Pas de Calais ST. MARY'S A.D.S. CEMETERY, HAISNES (1)
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471 Private CHARLES ARTHUR WILLIAMSON 9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers


France: Pas de Calais ST. VAAST POST MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE (1)
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14456 Lance Serjeant CHARLES ROBERT GORDON 7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment


France: Pas de Calais VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY (2)
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3/2540 Serjeant ERNEST HENRY NOAKES 9th Bn. Essex Regiment
13677 Company Serjeant Major JAMES WILLIAM NOAKES 9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers


France: Seine-Maritime STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE (1)
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6318 Private HESSION 2nd Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers


France: Somme BECOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT (1)
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14521 Private WHITESIDE 10th Bn. Essex Regiment


France: Somme CHIPILLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY (1)
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22225 Private EDWARD CHRISTOPHER PYPER 20th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)


France: Somme EUSTON ROAD CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS (1)
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16769 Private CLARKE 2nd Bn. Essex Regiment


France: Somme MILL ROAD CEMETERY, THIEPVAL (3)
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4239 Private BEECROFT 1st/6th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
3071 Private BROOK 1st/6th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
4636 Private STOTT 1st/6th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)


France: Somme POINT 110 NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT (1)
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28133 Private HIGGINS 24th Bn. Manchester Regiment


France: Somme SUCRERIE MILITARY CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS (7)
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18439 Private BRIERLEY "C" Coy. 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
3/1590 Private COLLINS 2nd Bn. Essex Regiment
7961 Private COLLINS 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
6648 Serjeant GUIVER 2nd Bn. Essex Regiment
4354 Private HEALEY 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
4247 Private LOVELL 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
3591 Lance Corporal JAMES ROBERT MORRIS 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers


France: Somme THIEPVAL MEMORIAL (2)
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16946 Private HARRY HADSLEY 2nd Bn. Essex Regiment
3172 Lance Corporal JOSEPH O'HAGAN 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers


Ghana: KUMASI MEMORIAL (1)
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8099 Private HASSAN BASARI Gold Coast Regiment, W.A.F.F.


Iraq: BASRA MEMORIAL (19)
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780 Driver ALGU RAM 21st Depot. Mule Corps
Ambala/1326 Driver BIDESI 22nd. Mule Corps
2719 Rifleman BIRKHADHOJ LIMBU 2nd Bn. 7th Gurkha Rifles
3237 Sepoy BOLA NANA NIRGUM 117th Mahrattas
4203 Private CHANDRU CHAVAN 1st Bn. 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
2411 Sepoy CHHOTU SINGH 1st Bn. 66th Punjabis
1684 Lance Naik GAYA BAKHSH SINGH 1st Bn. 11th Rajputs
3999 Sepoy GHAMANDI 119th Indian Infantry (Mooltan Regiment)
2974 Sepoy KASHIRAM MAHARDI 105th Mahratta Light Infantry
1959 Naik KESHAVRAO PAWAR 110th Mahratta Light Infantry
1955 Naik KISHAN RAPAWA 120th Rajputana Infantry
2475 Sepoy MAL SINGH 92nd Punjabis
3757 Naik NAGINA SINGH 3rd Sappers and Miners
502 Havildar NIHALA RAM 87th Punjabis
9194 Bearer PAPA YENKANA Army Bearer Corps
739 Driver PIR MUILAMMAD 21st Depot Mule Corps
1208 Driver PYARE Bharatpur (Imperial Service) Transport Corps
1199 Driver RAM CHAND 23rd. Mule Corps
139 Sepoy SAIYID AMIN 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)


Iraq: KUT WAR CEMETERY (1)
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1822 Lance Corporal JOSEPH SPENCER 1st/4th Bn. Hampshire Regiment


Ireland, Republic of: County Kildare CURRAGH MILITARY CEMETERY (2)
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19304 Air Mechanic 2nd Class JAMES ERNEST AMOS Royal Flying Corps
17729 Air Mechanic 2nd Class BENJAMIN ARTHUR FITTON Training Centre Royal Flying Corps


Kenya: NAIROBI SOUTH CEMETERY (1)
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3616 Lance Corporal STAFFORD WILLIAM GEORGE WILD 7th Regt. South African Infantry


Malta: PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY (1)
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87833 Gunner PARSONS 15th Bde. Ammunition Col. Royal Horse Artillery


Nigeria: LOKOJA MEMORIAL (1)
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6448 Private ARRI LAWANI Nigeria Regiment, W.A.F.F.


United Kingdom: Aberdeenshire FYVIE PARISH CHURCHYARD (1)
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3466 Private WRIGHT 5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders


United Kingdom: Angus DUNDEE (BALGAY) CEMETERY (1)
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4769 Private BASSETT Gloucestershire Regiment


United Kingdom: Cheshire ASTBURY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD (1)
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24711 Lance Corporal PARKER 14th Bn. Cheshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Cheshire WALLASEY (RAKE LANE) CEMETERY (1)
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24525 Private WILLIAMS 11th Bn. Cheshire Regiment


United Kingdom: County Antrim BALLYMENA NEW CEMETERY (1)
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12/19161 Rifleman DAVID ORR "A" Coy. 13th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles


United Kingdom: County Armagh LOUGHGALL OLD CHURCHYARD (1)
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22639 Private CONLON 10th Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Devon PAIGNTON CEMETERY (1)
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O/1222 Private WALTER SOPER MITCHELL 67th Coy. Army Ordnance Corps


United Kingdom: Dorset MELCOMBE REGIS CEMETERY (1)
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16/567 Private HAPI CHRISTIE New Zealand Maori Contingent


United Kingdom: Essex COLCHESTER CEMETERY (1)
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25262 Private ASHPOLE 9th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Essex SOUTH SHOEBURY (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD (1)
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Lieutenant CHARLES HENRY BRAZIER Royal Garrison Artillery


United Kingdom: Kent CHISLET (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION (1)
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24317 Private ROSE 1st Garrison Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Kent MARGATE CEMETERY, KENT (1)
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2443 Serjeant SMALE 2nd Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)


United Kingdom: Kent SHORNCLIFFE MILITARY CEMETERY (2)
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2051 Driver ALFRED WALTER CRUMP Training Depot Canadian Engineers
126476 Private WILLIAM SPENCER 71st Bn. Canadian Infantry


United Kingdom: Lancashire BOLTON (HEATON) CEMETERY (1)
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2892 Serjeant PERCY MARTLEW 2nd/8th Bn. Manchester Regiment


United Kingdom: Lancashire MANCHESTER SOUTHERN CEMETERY (1)
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54001 Gunner FISHWICK No. 2 Depot Royal Garrison Artillery


United Kingdom: Leicestershire COALVILLE (HUGGLESCOTE) CEMETERY (1)
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897 Company Serjeant Major JAMES THOMAS BISHOP Army Service Corps


United Kingdom: Leicestershire LEICESTER (WELFORD ROAD) CEMETERY (1)
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35685 Private ALLEN 14th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)


United Kingdom: London GREENWICH CEMETERY (1)
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G/313 Private HART 5th Bn. Middlesex Regiment


United Kingdom: London LAMBETH CEMETERY (1)
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8649 Private WILLIAM FREDERICK SPENDER 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers


United Kingdom: Nottinghamshire NOTTINGHAM GENERAL CEMETERY (1)
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9625 Private BROWN 2nd Bn. Welsh Regiment


United Kingdom: Surrey MERROW (ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST) PARISH CHURCHYARD (1)
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6551 Private HUGH HARGREAVE WYATT-SMITH 2nd/28th Bn. London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)


United Kingdom: Yorkshire AUSTWICK CHURCH CEMETERY (1)
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26928 Private JOSEPH WOOD 3rd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment


United Kingdom: Yorkshire WOODHOUSE (ST. MARK) CHURCHYARD (1)
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83972 Pioneer HERBERT SNOWDEN No. 8 Depot Coy. (Newark) Royal Engineers