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War Memorial - Appledore, Devon, England, England


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Daniel Fowler
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Seaman
2258C
abt. 1881
03 May 1915
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Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. S. "Swiftsure"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of John Fowler,
of Appledore,
husband of Mary Ellen Fowler,
of 1, Myra Court, Appledore, Devon.
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James Harding
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Thomas Smith
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John Henry Rees
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Leading Seaman
2346C
abt. 1884
28 December 1917
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Royal Naval Reserve, S. S. "Santa Amalia"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of James and Sarah Rees,
of Appledore, Devon,
husband of Bessie Rees,
of 12, Vernon Lane, Appledore, Devon.
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Arthur James Cook
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Seaman
2841C
abt. 1881
24 August 1916
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Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. S. "Duke of Albany"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cook,
of Vernon Lane, Appledore,
husband of W. Cook,
of 8, Bude St., Appledore, Devon.
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Fred C. Bennett
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Leading Seaman
4336A
abt. 1895
21 February 1917
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Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. S. "Wathfield"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Bennett,
of 6, The Quay, Appledore, Devon.
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William Hammett
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John Ash
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Signal Boy
J/52812
abt. 1900
24 February 1917
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Ganges"
Shotley (St. Mary) Churchyard, Suffolk, England
Son of Richard Goodwin Ash and Mary Lizzie Ash,
of 4, Riverside, Marine Parade, Appledore, Devon.
Born at Mousehole, Penzance, Cornwall.
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Robert Denham Williams
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Leading Seaman
3466C
abt. 1884
17 January 1916
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Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. Trawler "Fulmar"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of the late T. Williams,
of Appledore, Devon,
husband of the late Sarah Ellen Williams,
of Bideford, Devon.
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Thomas Stacey
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Leading Seaman
5528A
abt. 1889
18 June 1918
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Royal Naval Reserve, S. S. "Norfolk Coast"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of Thomas and Christina Stacey,
of 23, Market St., Appledore, North Devon.
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Thomas Kersey
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Seaman
8456/A(Dev)

07 October 1918

Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. S. "Vivid"
Appledore (St. Mary) Churchyard
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William Screech
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Private
11881

24 April 1917

10th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece
Son of Beatrice Ellen Hutchings,
stepson of John Hutchings,
of "Algoa House," Pitt Court, Appledore, Devon.
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James Curtis
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Private
8572
abt. 1887
20 February 1915
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2nd Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Vieille-Chapekke New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France
Son of Frank and Elizabeth Curtis.
Born at Appledore, Devon.
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William Cork
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William Jewell
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Private
265944
abt. 1896
20 June 1917
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1st/6th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Basra War Memorial, Iraq
Son of William Jewell,
of 12, Vernons Lane, Appledore, North Devon.
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Bert Glidden
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Paul Prance
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Private
703295
abt. 1878
15 September 1916
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102nd Bn. Canadian Infantry
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of John and Susan Prance,
of Holt Lodge, Appledore, Devon.
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Frank G. Griffiths
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Private
20657

01 July 1916

9th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Devonshire Cemetery, Mametz, France
Son of Mr. D. H. Griffiths,
of Fair View, Irshar St., Appledore, Devon.
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John Penhorwood
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Private
204181
abt. 1886
07 December 1917
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7th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
Fontaine-au-Pire Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Alec and Jennie Penhorwood,
husband of Mary E. (Pollie) Penhorwood,
of 25, Market St., Appledore, Devon.
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Frank Palmer
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Stephen Sherwell Hare
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Lance Corporal
8686
Military Medal
abt. 1889
29 July 1918
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5th Div. Trench Mortar Bde. Australian Field Artillery
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Son of Henry and Thursa B. Hare.
Native of Appledore, England.
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Edgar Galsworthy
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1894
27 September 1918
24
11th Bn. Tank Corps
Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, France
Son of Arthur and Harriett Galsworthy,
of 3, Marine Parade, Appledore, Devon.
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Mark Hedden
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Private
28883

13 November 1918

2nd Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Appledore (St. Mary) Churchyard
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Robert Edward L. Bailey
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Private
27317
abt. 1899
23 March 1918
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6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Arras Memorial, France
Son of Thomas Robert and Theresa Mary Bailey,
of 4, Meeting St., Appledore, Devon.
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Thomas Smalldon
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Private
8110

14 January 1915

1st. Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
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George Cook
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Private
2454
abr. 1894
26 October 1916
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1st/6th Bn.Devonshire Regiment
Baghdad /North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq
Son of James and Mearina Cook,
of Rosedale Cottage, Vernon's Lane, Appledore, Devon.
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Stanley Hinks
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Private
552951
abt. 1891
28 April 1917
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8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Vimy Memorial, France
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hinks,
of Irsha St., Appledore, Devon, England.
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Samuel Arthur Gregory
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Private
16661
abt. 1895
06 September 1916
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9th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, France
Son of Thomas and Polly Gregory,
of 19, Myrtle St., Appledore, Devon.
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Charles Powe
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Private
§/6632
abt. 1897
27 July 1917
20
3rd Bn. Devonshire Regiment
transf. to (44098) 213th Protection Coy. Royal Defence Corps
Appledore (st. Mary) Churchyard
Son of Richard Bowden Powe and Elizabeth Powe,
of 16, Market St., Appledore.
Proceeded to France in 1914.
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Frederick W. Miller (Probably)
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Regimental Serjeant Major
5641
Military Cross
abt. 1877
12 August 1916
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1st/9th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller,
of Manchester,
husband of E. Quance (formerly Miller),
of "Lyndale," Appledore, Devon.
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John Westlake
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Sidney Lewis
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John Gent May
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Private
1823
abt. 1895
26 May 1916
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1st/6th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Amara War Cemetery, Amara, Iraq
Son of John Gent May and Edith May,
of 36, Market St., Appledore, Devon.
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Marino Ciciarelli
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Frederick Lewis Davies
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Staff Serjeant (Armourer)
A/2197
abt. 1889
16 September 1918
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Army Ordnance Corps
attd. 7th/8th Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of the late William and Mary Davies,
husband of Selina Davies,
of 10, Bude St., Appledore, Devon.
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Stanley Mathews
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Thomas Lamey
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Thomas E. Cork
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Private
345743

19 March 1919

16th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
transf. to (549475) Labour Corps
Appledore (St. Mary) Churchyard
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John Henry Scilly
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Private
2478
abt. 1892
18 September 1915
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1st/6th Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Basra Memorial, Itaq
Son of Mrs. A. C. Scilly,
of 31, Market St., Appledore, Devon.
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John Hocking
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Harry Harboard
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Alexander Marshall
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Willie Lamey
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Sylvanus Screech
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Able Seaman

abt. 1874
06 February 1918
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Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Holmtown" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Robert and Caroline Screech,
husband of Clara Louise Screech (formerly Hutchings, nee Shorney),
of 14, New Quay, Appledore, Devon.
Born at Appledore.
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John Cox
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Thomas Scilly
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Sidney Cawsey
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Boy Cook

abt. 1903
12 March 1917
14
Mercantile Marine, Schooner "Reward" (Swansea)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Mary Ann Cawsey,
of Rose Cottage, Bude St., Appledore, Devonshire,
and the late John Carter Cawsey.
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John Carter Cawsey
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Master
abt. 1878
19 March 1917
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Mercantile Marine, S. V. "Reward"
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of George Skinner Cawsey and Georgina Cawsey,
husband of Mary Ann Cawsey,
of Rose Cottage, Bude St., Appledore, Devon.
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Thomas Harris
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Master


02 August 1918

Mercantile Marine, "Malvina"
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Leonard Harris
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William F. Harris
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George Handy
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George Moyse
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Able Seaman

abt. 1886
14 April 1917
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Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Lena" (Cardiff)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Joseph Moyse,
of 1, Westcroft Terrace, Appledore, Devon,
and the late Mary Elizabeth Moyse.
Born at Appledore.
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Sidney James Craner
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Second Mate

abt. 1880
25 September 1918
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Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Hebburn" (Newcastle)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Margaret Craner, and the late James Craner,
husband of Matilda Craner (nee Phillips Mole),
of 9, Victoria Grove, Bideford, Devon.
Born at Appledore.
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Ed B. Randall
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30 June 1918

Mercantile Marine, "W. M. L."
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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George Huxtable
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Joshua Saunders Boon
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Able Seaman

abt. 1880
17 May 1917
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Mercantile Marine, "Kilmaho" (Cardiff)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of the late Joshua Saunders and Catherine Boon,
husband of Ellen Boon (nee Short),
of 3, New Quay St., Appledore, Devon.
Born at Appledore.
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William Lamey
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Thomas Henry Varley
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Steward

abt. 1872
04 February 1918
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Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Treveal" (St. Ives)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of the late Albert William and Eliza Varley,
husband of Helen Jane Penhoiwood Varley (nee Shutt),
of 5, Odun Terrace, Appledore, Devon.
Born at Huddersfield.
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William J. Day
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Able Seaman

abt. 1879
06 February 1918
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Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Holmtown" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Archibald McCullum and Elizabeth Day,
husband of Maud Emma Day (nee Johns),
of 17, One End St., Appledore, Devon.
Born at Appledore.
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Philip Q. Jenkins
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Frank Bennett
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John McTaggert Taylor
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Mate

abt.1879
12 March 1917
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Mercantile Marine, Schooner "Reward" (Swansea)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of John Henry Taylor,
of 2, Silver St., Appledore,
and the late Mary Taylor (nee Short).
Born at Appledore.
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Ernest Parkhouse
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Walter Lesslie
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Richard Marshall
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Nathaniel Williams
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John Lessley
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John Daniels
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Thomas Taylor
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John William Ashton Staines
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Cook and O. S.

abt. 1903
30 June 1918
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Mercantile Marine, S. V. "W. M. L." (Bideford)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of George Edward Staines,
of 47, New St., Appledore, Devon,
and the late Elizabeth Grace Staines (nee Bartholomew).
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William Parkhouse
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William Scilly
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