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War Memorial - Bitton, Gloucestershire, England


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Charles Ashmore
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Private
2069
abt. 1899, Bitton, Gloucestershire
13 April 1916, Mesopotamia
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1st/4th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
Son of Richard and Ida Harriett Ashmore, nee Moon.
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William George Bodman
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Private
266441
11 March 1895, Oldland Common, Gloucestershire
03 May 1917
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2nd/6th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of John Thomas and Mary Bodman, nee Woodman,
of 13, Redfield Hill, Oldland Common, Bristol.
Ambrose Bodman
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Private
203292
07 May 1898, Oldland Common, Bristol
31 July 1917
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13th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of John Thomas and Mary Bodman, nee Woodman,
of 13, Redfield Hill, Oldland Common, Bristol.
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Henry William Brewer
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Gunner
2706
abt. 1869, Keynsham, Somerset
28 February 1917 at Home
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Royal Garrison Artillery
Bitton (St. Mary) Churchyard
Son of Louis and Sarah Ann Brewer and
husband of Annie Brewer, nee Williams
of Willsbridge, Bristol.
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Edward Batley
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Private
28003
bapt. 21 January 1896, Bitton, St Mary, Gloucestershire
11 September 1917
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7th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of William John and Alice Maud Batley, nee Trickey,
of Upton Cheyney, Bitton, Bristol.
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H. Davey (CWGC: Herbert Alexander Davis)
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Private
534513
abt. 1887, Bitton, Gloucestershire
04 August 1917

15th Bn. London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
posted to 17th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
No Man's Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Martin Luther and Mary Ann Davis, nee Taylor.
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Albert Amos Ford
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Lance Corporal
3101
bapt. 09 May 1886, Bitton, Gloucestershire
23 July 1916
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"C" Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of George and Ruth Ford, nee Hayward,
of Willsbridge, Bristol.
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Robert Archibald Govan
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Private
3391
abt. 1897
02 September 1916
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1st/6th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Robert and Caroline Govan,
of Bitton, Bristol.
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Frederick William Gerrish
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Gunner
117009
29 August 1897, Bitton, Gloucestershire
05 June 1917
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261st Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Strand Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Albert Henry and Sarah Ann Gerrish,
of 2, King's Square, Bitton, Bristol.
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Gilbert Hawkins
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Gunner
RMA/13029
27 February 1895, Bitton, Gloucestershire
24 August 1918
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Royal Marine Artillery, S. S. "Gothic"
Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta
Son of George and Alice Hawkins.
Born at Bitton, Bristol.
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Bert Harding
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Private
28024
abt. 1897, Bitton, Gloucestershire
11 August 1918
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2nd/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
Merville Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Maurice and Priscilla Harding, nee Gibbs,
of Upton Cheyney, Bitton, Bristol.
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Fred Jenkins
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Private
205463
1st quarter of 1886, Bitton, Gloucestershire
28 March 1918
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3rd/4th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Doullens Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Charles and Mary Ann Jenkins
of Golden Valley, Bitton, Bristol.
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John Smith Matheson
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16540
abt. 1892, Edinburgh
20 March 1919
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Scots Guards
Bitton (St. Mary), Gloucestershire
Son of Thomas Hodge and Margaret Matheson
of Mill House, Bitton, Gloucestershire.
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W. Odell
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Arthur Wallace Patterson
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Corporal
3131
abt. 1897, Bitton, Gloucestershire
12 July 1916
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2nd/6th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
Merville Communal Cemetery, France
Son of William Wallace Patterson
of Fonthill, Bitton, Bristol.
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John Wallace Pullen (CWGC: John Wallace Pullin)
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Private
T/205789
abt. 1890
04 October 1917
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3rd/4th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Pullin,
husband of Clara Pullin,
of 2, Orchard Lea, Bitton, Bristol.
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Alexander James Pullen (CWGC: A. J. Pullin)
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Private
20246
10 January 1899, Bitton, Gloucestershire
28 February 1918
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5th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Barlin Communal Cemetery, France
Son of John and Emmeline Pullin, nee Short,
of Bitton, Bristol, Gloucestershire.
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Maurice John Perrett
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Private
19431
bapt. 12 June 1898, Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire
13 April 1918
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3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium
Son of David Witchell Perrett, and Mary Perrett,
of Springfield House, Bitton, Bristol.
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J. Reeves
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Walter J. Smith (Probably)
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Private
4860
abt. 1894
19 July 1916
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2nd/6th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
Loos Memorial, France
Son of Mrs. Harriett Smith,
of 28, Beaumont St., Stapleton Rd., Bristol.
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Ronald Joseph Rogers
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Captain

18 December 1883, Sandford, Somerset
28 June 1915
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14th Bn. Rifle Brigade
attd. 1st Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Son of Joseph and Jane Rogers
of Bristol, Gloucestershire.
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Vernon Short
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Private
2817
bapt. 13 February 1881, Bitton, Gloucestershire
27 December 1915 at home

2nd/5th Bn. Welsh Regiment
Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Son of Andrew and Selina Short
of Bitton, Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Lewis Andrew Short
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Petty Officer Stoker
295645
09 February 1880, Bitton, Gloucestershire
06 October 1917
31
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Begonia"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, UK
Son of the late Andrew and Selina Short,
of Bitton, Bristol, husband of E. L. Short,
of The Gables, Upton Cheyney, Bitton, Bristol.
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Rowland J. Short
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Corporal
265992
abt. 1893, Bitton, Gloucestershire
09 October 1917
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1st/6th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of Mrs. Harriet Short and the late Levi Short,
of The Terrace, Bitton, Bristol.
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Ernest William Short
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Sapper
494431
bapt. 20 July 1879, Bitton, Gloucestershire
25 October 1918
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477th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery, Italy
Son of Edwin and Mercy Short, nee Baker.
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Arthur Batten Shergold
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Private
266843
abt. 1889, Alderbury, Wiltshire
07 December 1917
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2nd/5th Gloucestershire Regiment
Sunken Road Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, France
Son of Mrs. Fanny Virtue Shergold,
of Red Cottage, Redlynch, Salisbury,
husband of Mildred Elizabeth Harding,
of Chestnut House, Shellard Rd., Longwell's Green. Willsbridge, Bristol.
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H. H. Turner
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Thomas Wakeley
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Private
M2/132541
19 February 1882, Bitton, Gloucestershire
25 September 1915
33
Army Service Corps
attd. 3rd Heavy Armoured Car Bty. Royal Naval Air Service
North Maroc Intercommunal Cemetery, France
Son of Charles and Ellen Wakeley,
of Church Lane, Bitton, Bristol.
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Philip Edgar Williams
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Marine
PLY/18768
05 April 1898
28 September 1940
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Royal Marines (Shore Base "H. M. S. President III")
Bitton (St. Mary), Gloucestershire
Son of Charles and Annie Williams,
husband of Ida Marion Williams
of Bitton, Bristol, Gloucestershire.
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Herbert John Woodman
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Private
2074
bapt. 25 December 1896, Bitton, Gloucestershire
08 March 1916
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1st/4th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
Basra Memorial, Iraq
Son of Daniel Thomas and Alice Sarah Woodman, nee Jefferies
of Redfield Hill, Golden Valley, Bitton.
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Henry Charles Woodman
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Private
17595
abt. 1895, Freshford, Somerset
24 May 1918
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1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
Bienvillers Military Cemetery, France
Son of Charles Henry and Florence Louisa Woodman,
of Sands Court, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire.
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J. Ellacott (Probably: John Gale Ellicott
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Private
35156
abt. 1898
14 October 1918
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1st/1st Bn. Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
Son of Amelia Ellicott,
of 236, St. John's Lane, Bedminster, Bristol,
and the late William John Ellicott.
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Thomas Dixon Rodbard Aubrey
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Squadron Leader
91170
28 November 1906, Bitton, Gloucestershire
11 July 1943
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Royal Air Force
Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya
Son of Thomas Aubrey and of Mia Isobel Aubrey (nee Castle),
of Bitton, Gloucestershire,
husband of Phyllis Edna (Ann) Aubrey (nee Trist),
of Bitton, Gloucestershire.
B. A.(Oxon.), L. M. S. S. A.
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Victor Leslie Brewer
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Stoker 1st Class
D/KX 65999
29 April 1904, Bitton, Gloucestershire
10 April 1940
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Royal Navy, H. M. Submarine "Thistle"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, UK
Son of Luther James Brewer and Kate Selina Brewer,
of Bitton, Gloucestershire.
Husband of Lily Macey.
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Eric Thomas Barnard
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Sub-Lieutenant (A)

25 July 1914, Bitton, Gloucestershire
13 April 1945
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Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H. M. S. "Golden Hind" (Royal Navy shore establishment)
Lee-on-Solent Memorial, UK
Son of Frederic George and Ethel Barnard, nee Morris,
husband of Yvonne Joan Barnard, nee Jamar
of Felixstowe, Suffolk.
A. R. Ae. S.
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W. Clark
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Sidney George Robert Hunt
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Corporal
908024
abt. 1920
03 May 1945
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230 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Oldland (St. Anne) Churchyard, Gloucestershire
Son of Soloman Ethelbert and Maud Hunt,
of Bitton, Gloucestershire.
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F. Fudge (Probably Douglas Fudge)
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Private
14518963
abt. 1924
29 June 1944
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2nd Bn. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Bolsena War Cemetery, Italy
Son of Lucy Jane Fudge,
of Warmley, Gloucestershire.
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Anthony Herbert Fry
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Flight Sergeant
1380590
abt. 1917
28 June 1944
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Bulawayo (Athlone) Cemetery, Zimbabwe
Son of Edward James and Gertrude Julia Fry,
of Oldland, Avon.
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Bertie Gready
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Police Constable

06 April 1918, Melksham, Wiltshire
10 April 1941
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Constable of Birmingham City Police,
of 37 Ravensdale Road, Small Heath.
Son of Bertie Kibby Gready and Gladys Janet Frances Gready, nee Doel.
of Hollisters Farm, Bitton, Bristol,
husband of Nancy Meredith Gready.
Died at Digbeth Police Station.
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J. Morris
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Roydon Gilbert Milsom
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Second Officer

22 February 1911, Pontypridd, Glamorgan
20 September 1943
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Merchant Navy, S. S. "Longueuil" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Son of Samuel Gilbert and Agnes Ellen Milsom,
husband of Rosie Elizabeth Milsom, nee Clapp,
of Willsbridge, Gloucestershire.
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Ernest A. King
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Private
14567603
abt. 1920
08 June 1944
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2nd Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Bayeux War Cemetery, France
Son of James and Martha King, nee Bowerman,
of Barton Hill, Bristol,
husband of Irene Francis King, nee Norris,
of Bristol.
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Kenneth William Martin
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Gunner
999383
abt. 1920
03 August 1944
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102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regt.
Bayeux War Cemetery, France
Son of William and Beatrice Martin,
husband of Ivy Elizabeth Martin,
of Warmley, Gloucestershire.
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Stafford William Ollis
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Civilian

17 April 1892, Oldland Common, Gloucestershire
25 September 1940
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Bristol Aeroplane Works
Warmley, Gloucestershire
Son of Job and Susannah Joy,
husband of Florence May Isaac.
Died at Bristol Aeroplane Works, Filton.
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R. Packer (Probably Frederick William Edwin Packer)
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Civilian

05 January 1907, Bristol, Gloucestershire
25 September 1940
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Bristol Aeroplane Works

Son of Edwin John and Ethel Elizabeth Packer, nee Terret
of 154 Longmead Avenue,
husband of Margaret Mary Packer, nee Jennings.
Died at Bristol Aeroplane Works, Filton.
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Dennis Wilfred Stone
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Trooper
7952967
11 November 1922, Keynsham, Somerset
18 July 1944
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2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France
Son of Arthur and Florence Kate Stone, nee Kembrey,
of Warmley, Gloucestershire.
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W. Stone
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