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War Memorial - St. Clement's Church, Bournemouth, Dorset, England


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Edward Ayles
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Private
9987

12 October 1917

6th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
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Alfred John Barnwell
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Gunner
121092

07 May 1917

211th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Lievin Communal Cemetery, France
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Norman Barrow
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Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
M/1508

06 June 1916

Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Hampshire"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
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George Frederick Batchelor
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Private
242423

03 April 1918

2nd/6th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Pozieres Memorial, France
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William Bennett (Probably)
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Private
27595

08 April 1918

2nd Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Conde-sur-L'Escaut Communal Cemetery, France
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Percival Johnstone Bevan
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Lieutenant

abt. 1889
10 March 1915
26
1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
Le Touret Memorial, France
Son of Maj. R. J. and Florence Mary Bevan,
of "St. Audrey", St. Clement's Gardens, Bournemouth.
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Edward Robert Bridle
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Serjeant
48626
abt. 1887
27 October 1917
30
105th Bty. 22nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Henry and Elizabeth Bridle,
of 44, Garfield Avenue, Springbourne, Bournemouth.
Native of Blandford, Dorset.
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Arthur James Bygrave
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Private
44786

23 August 1918

1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France
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William Guy Fawcett Challis (Probably)
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1891
13 July 1916
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3rd Bn. attd. 15th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Berks Cemetery Rxtension, Hainaut, Belgium
Son of the late William George and Anna Fawcett Challis,
of New York,
husband of Louise T. C. Challis,
of 34, Chandos Rd., Cricklewood, London.
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Reginald Frank Cowley
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Private
8764

04 January 1916

2nd Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Kut War Cemetery, Iraq
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S. W. Cowley
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James Giles Cross
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Private
32770
abt. 1886
13 October 1918
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1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Hautmont Communal Cemetery, France
Son of James and Emily Cross,
of 173, Malmesbury Park Rd., Bournemouth,
husband of Eva Cross.
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William James Crumplin (Probably)
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Private
15039

26 September 1916

5th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Thiepval Memorial, France
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Maurice Alfred Alexander Darby
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Lieutenant

abt. 1895
11 March 1915
20
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
Little Ness (St. Martin) Churchyard, Shropshire
Son of Alfred E. W. and Frederica L. J. Darby,
of Adcote, Little Ness, Shrewsbury.
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William George Dear
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Serjeant
7722

21 August 1915

5th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Born in Bournemouth.
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E. C. Dunn
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P. L. G. Essex
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Robert Mason Jackson French
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Captain

abt. 1893
19 February 1916
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Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Bournemouth East Cemetery, Hampshire
Son of Mr. I. M. French,
of Jumpers House, Christchurch, Hants.
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Harry Gardiner
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Private
10993
abt. 1888
13 August 1915
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2nd Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Son of Charles Gardiner,
of 10, Shelly Rd., Boscombe, Bournemouth.
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Richard Gardiner
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Serjeant
8641

04 October 1917

1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
He was born and resided in Bournemouth.
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W. E. Gorringe (Probably W. E. Goringe)
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Private
44231

31 May 1918

10th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France
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Christopher Godfrey Guy
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Captain

abt. 1894
12 August 1917
23
29th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps
and 1st/4th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
Poperinghe New British Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Rev. Frederick Godfrey Guy and Constance Louisa Guy,
of 38, Christchurch Rd., Bournemouth.
Born Eton.
Scholar at Eton College,
a Classical Exhibitioner at King's College, Cambridge,
and was reading for medicine.
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William Anthony Herbert
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Private
5215
abt. 1890
10 April 1917
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Royal Army Medical Corps
attd. H. M. H. S. "Salta"
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France
Son of William and Jane Herbert,
of 9, Victoria Rd., Bournemouth.
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William F. Hywood
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Private
31729
abt. 1881
20 September 1917
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6th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Husband of Mabel Ann Hywood,
of 7, Cleveland Rd., Bournemouth.
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James George Gee Janasz
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1893
15 June 1915
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3rd Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Le Touret Memorial, France
Son of Joseph Adolf and Mary Spencer Janasz,
of "Zaremba", Percy Rd., Boscombe, Bournemouth.
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Sidney Augustus Joy (Served as Smith)
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Private
9171
abt. 1894
21 January 1917
23
2nd Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, France
Son of William and Mary Ann Joy,
of 108, Boscombe Grove Rd., Bournemouth.
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H. Lupton
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Private
645882

22 November 1918

Labour Corps
Bournemouth (Wimborne Road) Cemetery, Hampshire
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William Marcham
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Private
31792

27 September 1917

14th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, France
Son of Benjamin and Mary Jane Marcham,
of Boscombe,
husband of Alice Beatrice Marcham,
of 29, Haviland Rd., Boscombe, Bournemouth.
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Walter Marks
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Private
457957
06 September 1873, Bournemouth
02 September 1918
44
87th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Dury Mill British Cemetery, France
Son of George and Elizabeth J. Marks,
of "Lynwood", 40, Gloucester Rd., Bournemouth, England.
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L. C. Merrifield
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Private
13547
abt. 1890
05 March 1919
29
7th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Blargies Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Charles and Mary Merrifield,
of 19, Garfield Avenue, Bournemouth.

Victor Harold Merrifield
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Private
3225
abt. 1897
10 July 1918
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54th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France
Son of Charles and Mary Ann Merrifield,
of 19, Garfield Avenue, Bournemouth, England.
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Robert George Heather Mitchell
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Sapper
25139

28 October 1918

55th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Awoingt British Cemetery, France
Son of Mr. H. Mitchell,
of 6, Lytton Rd., Bournemouth.
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Cecil Reginald Noble
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Lance Corporal
3697
Victoria Cross
abt. 1892
13 March 1915
23
"C" Coy. 2nd Bn. Rifle Brigade
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France
Son of Hannah Noble,
of "Ferndean," 172, Capstone Rd., Bournemouth,
and the late Frederick Leopold Noble.
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Basil Stewart Parker
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Captain

abt. 1878
06 August 1915
37
2nd Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Son of the Rev. George and Mrs. Parker,
of Bournemouth,
husband of Kathleen Lambert Day (formerly Parker),
of 42, Winn Rd., Southampton.
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Mortimer James Payne
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Company Serjeant Major
3427
Military Medal

11 October 1917

1st Bn. Rifle Brigade
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
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Reginald Frank Purkess
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Private
203179
abt. 1889
24 February 1917
28
1st/4th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Basra Memorial, Iraq
Son of Jane Purkess,
of 67, Windham Rd., Bournemouth,
and the late John Purkess.
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P. J. Sandbrooke
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F. T. Singer
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Charles James Spicer
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Private
213191
abt. 1888
24 February 1917
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1st/4th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Basra Memorial, Iraq
Son of John and Anne Spicer,
of 77, Boscombe Grove Rd., Bournemouth East, Hants.
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Noah James Steed
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Private
306640

01 March 1919

1st/7th Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Bournemouth East Cemetery, Hampshire.
Husband of Charlotte Ada Steed,
of 6, Lytton Rd., Bournemouth.
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Charles Douglas Stone
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Private
5391
abt. 1884
23 November 1917
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2nd Bn. Leinster Regiment
Hargicourt British Cemetery, France
Son of William and Louisa Stone,
of Bournemouth,
husband of Rosalind Stone,
of 158 Markham Rd., Bournemouth.
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Vicomte William James de Tolle-Swain
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Private
515203
abt. 1899
13 August 1918
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"C" Coy. 1st/14th Bn. London Regiment (London Scottish)
Etaples Military Cemetery, France
Only son of William George and Florence L. De Tolle-Swain (Comte et Comtesse de Tolle),
of Bournemouth.
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Arthur Henry White
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Private
G/11094
abt. 1892
01 October 1915
23
11th Bn. Middlesex Regiment
Bailleul Communal Cemetery, France
Son of William and Emma White,
of 362, Holdenhurst Rd., Bournemouth.
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Philip James Anstey
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Sergeant
751929
abt. 1920
16 December 1940
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77 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
Son of Samuel Ernest and Hilda Anstey,
of Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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Edward Douglas Burridge
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Private
6404056
abt. 1912
25 September 1944
28
1st Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment
Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy
Son of Charles and Alice Maud Burridge,
husband of Joan Burridge,
of Southbourne, Hampshire.
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Eric William John Chaldecott
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Sergeant
908544
abt. 1910
28 August 1942
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207 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
Son of Edward and Florence Amy Chaldecott,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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John William Thomas Foster
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Petty Officer
C/J 105134
Distinguished Service Order
abt. 1907
02 August 1940
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Royal Navy, H. M. Submarine "Spearfish"
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
Son of William George and Cara Elizabeth Foster,
husband of Gladys Florence Foster,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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Reginald Douglas Holland
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Sergeant
1167380
abt. 1921
09 June 1942
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405 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
Son of Alfred and Clara Holland,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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Edmund C. Hollinghurst
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Sergeant (Pilot)
922344
abt. 1916
18 June 1941
25
217 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Lacanau-Medoc (Ocean) Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Frank and Annie Hollinghurst,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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Albert Ernest Taylor
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Captain
166003
abt. 1894
01 December 1942
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Middlesex Regiment
Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey
Son of William and Harriot Norman Taylor,
husband of Dorothy M. Taylor,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
Ships' Adjutant and Quartermaster,
D. A. Q. M. G. Movement Control. N. W. Ports.
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George Martin Lillington
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Serjeant
5499869
abt. 1922
27 March 1944
22
Hampshire Regiment
attd. Royal West African Frontier Force
Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar
Son of John Thomas Lillington and Ada Emma Lillington,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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Reginald Eric F. Marsh
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Private
14396488
abt. 1925
11 July 1944
19
1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment
Bayeux War Cemetery, France
Son of Henry and Gladys Ethel Marsh,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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Frederick George G. Morris
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Guardsman
2661183
abt. 1920
30 April 1945
25
4th Bn. Coldstream Guards
Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany
Son of Arthur Samuel Leonard and Mabel Morris,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire,
husband of Kathleen Sylvia Morris,
of Bournemouth.
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Reginald John Rowe
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Private
5500161
abt. 1918
15 September 1943
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5th Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Khartoum War Cemetery, Sudan
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Rowe,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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Denis George Talbot
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Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner)
1852473
abt. 1925
30 October 1944
19
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Bournemouth East Cemetery, Hampshire
Son of Ernest Charles and Lucy Edna Talbot,
of Bournemouth.
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Kenneth John Watts
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Private
14838385
abt. 1927
10 May 1945
18
H. Q. 1st Airborne Div. Defence Platoon, Army Air Corps
Oslo Western Civil Cemetery, Norway
Son of Herbert Chester and Lilian Florence Mary Watts,
of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
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