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Spr. J.W. Fox
Sapper John William FOX Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers Unit: 96th Light Railway Operating Company Service Number: WR/290221 (Formerly: R.E. 284422) Date of Death: 13 November 1918 Age: 23 Cemetery: KANTARA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Grave Reference: E. 216. Personal: John was born at … Continue reading
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Pte. F. Butler
Private Frank BUTLER Regiment/Service: Army Cyclist Corps [Formerly: Middlesex Regiment] Unit: 6th Battalion, 24th Division [Formerly: 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment] Service Number: 6165 [Formerly: 4856 Middlesex Regiment] Date of Death: 13 November 1918 – Died (Illness) Age: 23 Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY … Continue reading
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Pte. B. Simpson
Private B. SIMPSON Regiment/Service: n/a Unit: n/a Service Number: n/a Date of Death: n/k Age: n/k Cemetery Memorial n/a Grave Number: n/a Awards: n/a Personal: The 1911 Census has only one man with the surname “Simpson” and initial “B.” living in … Continue reading
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Pte. G. Wheeldon
Private G(eorge). WHEELDON (?) Regiment/Service: [Possibly] King’s Shropshire Light Infantry (Formerly: 3/6th Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)) Unit: [Possibly] 5th Battalion Service Number: [Possibly] 26187 (Formerly: 5096 Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)) Date of Death: n/k [No evidence that this man was … Continue reading
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Pte. W.B. Shaw
Private W. B. SHAW Regiment/Service: n/a Unit: n/a Service Number: n/a Date of Death: n/k Age: n/k Cemetery Memorial n/a Grave Number: n/a Awards: n/a Personal: The 1911 Census has only one man with the surname “Shaw” and initials “W. … Continue reading
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Pte. S.B. Shaw
Private S. B. SHAW Regiment/Service: n/a Unit: n/a Service Number: n/a Date of Death: n/k Age: n/k Cemetery Memorial n/a Grave Number: n/a Awards: n/a Personal: The 1911 Census has no-one with the surname “Shaw” and initials “S. B.” living … Continue reading
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Pte. J.W. Francis
Private J. W. FRANCIS Regiment/Service: Army Unit: n/a Service Number: n/a Date of Death: n/k Age: n/k Cemetery/Memorial: n/k Reference: n/k Personal: No trace can be found of a ‘Francis‘ family living in the Buxton area in any of the … Continue reading
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Pte. V.R. Holmes
Private V. R. HOLMES Regiment/Service: Army Unit: n/a Service Number: n/a Date of Death: n/k Age: n/k Cemetery / Memorial: n/k Grave Number: n/k Personal: There is only 1 male named “V Holmes” on the 1911 Census, living in Derbyshire, … Continue reading
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Pte. A. Williams
Private A. WILLIAMS Regiment/Service: n/a Unit: n/a Service Number: n/a Date of Death: n/k Age: n/k Cemetery Memorial n/a Grave Number: n/a Awards: n/a Personal: Neither the 1901 Census nor the 1911 Census has a “A. Williams” of qualifying age … Continue reading
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Pte. R. Simpson
Private R. SIMPSON Regiment/Service: n/a Unit: n/a Service Number: n/a Date of Death: n/k Age: n/k Cemetery Memorial n/a Grave Number: n/a Awards: n/a Personal: The 1911 Census has no “R. Simpson” of appropriate age living in Derbyshire. Military … Continue reading
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