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War Memorial - Great Somerford, Wiltshire, England


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Glenville Richard Cattains
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Military Cross
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Percy Porter
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Corporal
G/16566
13 April 1917

Killed in action
4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Arras Memorial
Shorncliffe
Great Somerford
Great Somerford
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Maurice Dancey
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Sergeant
7583
27 October 1915

Died of wounds
1st Bn. Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
Le Touret Memorial
Malmesbury
Great Somerford
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
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William Hadrill
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Private
3/9363
09 December 1914
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Died of wounds
2nd Bn. Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
Great Somerford Churchyard
Devizes, Wiltshire
Great Somerford
Kentish Town, London
Son of Mrs. Mercy Hadrill,
of 17, Jeffery St., Kentish Town, London.
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Anthony G. Greenway
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Corporal
16472
01 July 1916
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10th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle
Son of Thomas and Hester Greenway,
of Great Somerford, Wiltshire,
husband of Annie Brown (formerly Greenway),
of "Glen View," Fritchley, Ambergate, Derbyshire.
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George James Hand
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Leading Stoker
309608
02 October 1917
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Brisk"
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hand,
of Great Somerford, Chippenham, Wiltshire,
husband of Annie Elizabeth Bruce (formerly Hand),
of Holdfast Hall Cottage, Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire.
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George W. Tanner
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Frank Crew
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Richard W. Porter
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Rifleman
227879
08 October 1918
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1st Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment
Sequehart British Cemetery
Son of George and Sarah Annie Porter,
of 44, The Barton, Great Somerford, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
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Arthur W. Porter
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Private
242606
04 July 1918
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16th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Aire Communal Cemetery
Son of George and the late Annie Porter,
of Startley St., Somerford, Wiltshire.
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Francis Edward Porter
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Private
8574
02 July 1916
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Killed in action
2nd Bn. Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
Thiepval Memorial
Devizes, Wiltshire
Great Somerford
Chippenham, Wiltshire
Son of Maurice and Elen Porter,
of G, Park Lane, Great Somerford, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
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Arthur H. Hand
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Private
238136
14 October 1918
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1st Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-en-Gohelle
Son of Daniel and Elda Hand,
of Detenie, Great Somerford, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
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Frederick Wilkins
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Private
13979
09 July 1916
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2nd Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban
Son of Frank Wilkins,
of Startley Hill, Great Somerford, Chippenham.
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Peter Llewellen Palmer
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1939 - 1945

10th Bn. Royal Hussars

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Julian Llewellen Palmer
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Lieutenant
67488
Military Cross
16 June 1941
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3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
Alamein Memorial
Son of Colonel William Llewellen Palmer, M. C.,
and Lady Alexandra Palmer,
of Great Somerford, Wiltshire.
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Ronald Law (Probably)
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Lance Corporal
5574281
01 July 1944
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5th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery
Son of Percy and Sarah Mary Law,
of Seagry, Wiltshire,
husband of Beatrice Mary Law,
of Seagry.
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Maurice Percy Fletcher
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Private
5573671
08 September 1944
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2/7th Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
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Jesse Wilkins
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1939 - 1945
28
Royal Marines

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Ernest David Hanks
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Private
19988
04 October 1917
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Killed in action
5th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Poelcapelle British Cemetery
Devizes, Wiltshire
Great Somerford
Chippenham, Wiltshire
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