No 1 Commando Nominal A - C
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Commando Veterans Archive Nominal Roll for No.1 Commando.
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Notes
Click on highlighted surnames for more information.
CA followed by a number = entry in a Commando Association newsletter.
LL followed by a number = entry in Commando Association Lost Legion List.
CasList = National Archives Army Casualty Lists.
WO = War Office file at the National Archives
PG= CVA Photo Gallery
WRP = 1 Cdo Winchester reunion programme in Gallery
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SURNAME
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FORENAME
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RANK
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NUMBER
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AWARD
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ADDITIONAL
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Leslie, William
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Sgt
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14315624
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RA; later Major QM (CA59 and Burma Star Assn forms).
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F.V.
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Gnr
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2083611
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RA; 3 Tp; wounded 31Jan45 Burma CasList WO417/88
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Abrams
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John
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Pte
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(PG)
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Adams
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Frederick, A. 'Freddie'
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Pte
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(CA45) (CA106); from East Preston, Sussex
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Adams
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S.W.
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Pte
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Adcock
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Wallace
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Sgt
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(CA115)
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Addlesee
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George, W.
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Pte
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(CA20, CA112)
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Agnew
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Patrick
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Fus
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(CA36); (WRP)
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William
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Pte
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3194769
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MM
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KOSB; (WRP)
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J.E.
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Rfn (LCpl)
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3249930
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Cameronians; 4 Cdo Dieppe; 1 Cdo wounded 31/1/45 Burma CasLists WO417/88
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Alderman
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Islwyn, J. R., 'Jake'
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Pte
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3970594
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Welch; (CA106)
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William, Reginald
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LSgt
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5830857
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MiD
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Cambs. Regt; kia
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Charles, Henry
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Tpr
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14241760
Police
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RAC; PoW 2/3/43 CasList WO417/60; (LL1);
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John, MacAlister
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Fus
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4194689
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R Welch Fus; kia
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Edward, Patrick
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Pte
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14627308
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MM
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SWB; (WRP)
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Allen
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R.M.
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Pte
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R.A.M.C. (LL1)
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Allison
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R.G. 'Bob'
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Pte
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emigrated Canada (CA77)
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Allsopp
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Thomas, John
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Pte
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(WRP)
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Allum
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E.T.
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Gnr
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RA; and 12 Cdo (LL1)
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Allum
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Frank, Edmund
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Gnr
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914187
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RA; and 12Cdo; (CA114), (WRP)
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Ambrose
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A.W.
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LBdr
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946373
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RA; PoW 6Dec42 CasList WO417/57 and 85; (LL1)
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Barrie,Sherwell, Norman
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Tpr
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14241781
Police
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RAC; Died whilst PoW
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Anderson
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W
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LCpl
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from Salford (LL1)
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Anderton
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Albert, 'Andy'
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Pte
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6 Tp and 1/5 Cdo (CA87); from Bolton (LL1) (WRP)
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Alfred, Archley
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Fus
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14604353
Police
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R. Fus. kia
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Frederick, George
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Gnr
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RA ; 6 Tp; wounded Burma
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Ronald
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Gnr
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11408604
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RA; & 1/5 Cdo (CA118).
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George, Henry
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A/Cpl
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4075165
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SWB; POW Stalag7A
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Arthur, James
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Tpr
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14241725
Police
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RAC; kia
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Anstee
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G.W.
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Pte
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3711803
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RAOC
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Armstrong
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James
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Gnr
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896030
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RA attestation 1939
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James, Kenyon
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Pte
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(CA98); Police
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Selwyn, Ronald
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Pte
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14241782
Police
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Glos. regt; wounded 17/3/43 CasList WO417/59; (LL1)
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Bacon
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Albert, William
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Pte
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6098328
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Q.R.R.
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Henry, Hunter
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Tpr
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14241647
Police
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RAC; kia
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Bailey
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Herbert, Frederick
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Pte
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(CA76); (WRP)
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Bailey
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T.J.
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Fus
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(LL1)
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Baker
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Algernon, Gordon
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Fus
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14670424
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R.W.F. (from G.S.C. 21 I.T.C. 15Dec43) RWF Transfer In Registers Book 7.
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Albert
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LSgt
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2614133
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DCM
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Grenadier Gds; kia
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Baker
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Cyril, E.
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Sgt
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(CA51); (WRP)
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George, Horace
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Gnr
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6143891
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RA; kia
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Herbert, Valentine
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Cpl
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14241761
Police
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R. Warwicks Regt; kia
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Baldock
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E. (or K.E ?)
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LCpl
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5830944
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Suffolk Regt; (LL1); CasList WO417/55; Escape/evasion report WO208/4240
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John, Henry
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Pte
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14241608
Police
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SWB; PoW escaper; (WRP); (CA82)
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Ball
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I.C.
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Pte
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4104950
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Hereford
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Percy, William
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Pte
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6482286
Police
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R Fusiliers; Met Police War Reserve
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Sydney, Alonso
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Gnr
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917356
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RA; kia
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Banks
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S.A.
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Pte
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from Staffs. (LL1)
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Barden
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E
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Pte
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from Kent (LL1)
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J.H.
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Gnr
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14241811
Police
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RA; PoW 2/3/43 CasList WO417/60
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Ernest, 'Tag'
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Bdr
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4748087
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MM
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RA
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Norman, Alfred, George
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Tpr
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14241844
Police
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RAC; died grenade accident.
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Sidney, G.
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LCpl
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from Teeside (CA120)
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Barnett
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Arthur. G.
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LSgt
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(LL1); (CA3); (WRP)
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Barrett
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John, F.
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Pte
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3970601
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Welch Regt; (CA105)
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Barringer
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Ronald, Arthur
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Gnr
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936054
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RA attestation record; 5 Tp (PG) (Forum)
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George
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Gnr
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943492
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RA; kia
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Brian, V.
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Tpr
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14241812
Police
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& Cdo Gp. HQ., emigrated NZ (CA94, CA115)
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Barton
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William
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LSgt
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Later Capt. (CA64); (WRP)
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William, H.
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LSgt
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5830863
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Suffolk Regt; wounded N. Africa; (WRP)
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Bayliss
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J.E.
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Lt
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E Surrey Regt
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Beadle
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J
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Pte
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(LL1)
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Beale
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A
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Dvr
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(LL1)
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John, George, Arthur
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Gnr
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RA; kia
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Dennis, Calloway
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Sgt
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14402581
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KRRC; (WRP); Burma Star Assn.
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Robert, Stanley
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LSgt
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14604358
Police
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R Fusiliers; (LL7)
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James, Simpson
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Cpl
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14241854
Police
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MM
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R Scots; kia
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Beatty
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Brian, H.
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Pte
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and CBTC (LL1); from Swaffham (CA120)
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Beckwith
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George
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Pte
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(WRP)
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James, Frederick
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Pte
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14404860
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R. Sussex Regt; died
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Belcher
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S.J.
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Lt
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lka Brentwood (LL5)
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Bell
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Edward
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Cpl
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(WRP)
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Bell
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J
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LCpl
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4855999
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Leics Regt; CasListWO417/56; PoW Escape WO208/4368.
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Belston
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F
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Gnr
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4077753
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R Artillery
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Bennett
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Kenneth, Raymond
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Pte
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Richard, Albury
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Capt
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2724105 /
339560
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Ox & Bucks; (LG36944); from South Africa (CA113)
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Thomas, James
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Cpl
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14241783
Police
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RAC; kia
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James
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Gnr
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RA; died 1956 RMFVR; (WRP)
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Charles
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Fus
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14241648
Police
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R. Welch Fus; PoW escape; from Knutsford Cheshire (LL2)
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Donald
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Pte
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14241762
Police
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RA; kia
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Bernini
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Henry
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Gnr
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RA; (CA25)
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Berry
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Edgar, G.
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Pte
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from Newport, Gwent (CA88); (WRP)
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James, Arthur
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Pte
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14241649
Police
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Cheshire Regt; (LL2); PoW N.Africa WO417/91
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L
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LCpl
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2579764
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R. Sigs; wounded Burma
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William, Sidney
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Fus
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From Ayr (CA102)
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Arthur, John
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Pte
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14241813
Police
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Glos Regt; Pow 6/12/42 then 1943 to UK WO417/80; later Captain (CA25)
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Beveridge
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Alexander
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Gnr
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RA; (WRP); from Fife (CA18)
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Edward
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LBdr
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14241845
Police ??
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(WRP); (CA92); CasLists
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Bidwell
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E.G.
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Pte
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(LL2)
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Billham
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Albert, George
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Pte
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5773066
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Norfolk Regt
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M.E.
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Pte
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(LL2)
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Birt
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George
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Pte
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Biscoe
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John, Seymour
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Major
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RA; (WRP); (CA88); (Burma Star Assn)
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Ronald, C.
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Pte
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5627758
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Devonshire; PoW St Nazaire
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Thomas
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Pte
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(WRP)
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Blake
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Frederick
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TSM
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(WRP)
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Blake
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Patrick, V.
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Pte
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Blakemore
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A
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Pte
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3912083
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Welch
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Blakemore
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Reginald, John
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Pte
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from Gwent (CA116)
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Charles
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Fus
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4208516
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R. Welch Fus; died training acc
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Boardman
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E
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Pte
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(WRP)
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Bolch
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T
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Gnr
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RA; (LL2)
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Bolton
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Sproule
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Lt
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from Kent (CA116)
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Booth
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William, M. 'Bill'
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Pte
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(WRP); & 5 Cdo; later Captain
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Botfield
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John
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Cpl
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(CA61); (WRP)
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Bowden
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Cedric
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Cpl
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(WRP)
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Gwynfor, 'Gwyn'
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Welch Regt
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Bower
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Norman
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Pte
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(WRP)
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Bowler
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Donald, William
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Lt
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from Northants (CA120)
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Bowler
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W.V.
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Gnr
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lka Guildford (LL2)
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Bowman
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R
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Pte
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3777925
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King's Regt; CasList WO417/58
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Thomas, Horne
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Lt
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6Tp (PG) ; &12Cdo -Para Tp (CA51, CA72) / Post war Actor
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Boyack
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Albert, E.
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(PG)
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James, Wesley
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Pte
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5828291
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MiD
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Suffolk Regt; kia
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Boyes
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E
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Pte
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(LL2)
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Robert, Paul
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CSM
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OBE, QPM
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Dep. Asst Ch. Const. Mid Anglia Police QPM (CA41)(LG); OBE 1977 Ch Const. N. Yorks
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Brace
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Maurice
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RWR
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John, Meller
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Capt
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70669
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MiD
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SWB; kia
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Bradford
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Victor
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Cpl
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(WRP)
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Brake
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Fred
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CSM
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Bray
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Reginald, S.
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Pte
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and 6 Cdo; from Crawley (CA87) (WRP)
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Thomas, Garland
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Cpl
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SWB
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Brennan
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M
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Gnr
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lka Derby (LL2)
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Bright
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John
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CSM
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Brine Petty
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F.H.
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Capt
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(CA79) - x ref. PETTY
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Britnell
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Harry
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LCpl
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(WRP)
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Brookes
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Raymond, F.
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Pte
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(CA74); (WRP)
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Brown
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Bruce
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Pte
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(WRP) (LL2)
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Brown
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C.G. 'Topper'
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CSMI
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(WRP) (LL2)
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Brown
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Glynford, George
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RWR
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Brown
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Henry
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SQMS
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OBE
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Secretary of the original CA
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Brown
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I.M.
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Pte
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Brown
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J.L.
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Gnr
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Brown
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Jim
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Pte
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(WRP)
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Brown
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Ronald, Gilbert
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Fus
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(WRP) (CA40)
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Brown
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William, H
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Gnr
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(WRP)
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Browne
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Victor, Thomas, 'Vic'
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Pte
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5933275
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Cambridgeshire Regt; (WRP)
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Morris, Raymond
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Pte
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14241787
Police
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QOCH; POW Escaper WO208/4243.
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Bruntnell
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Keith, Trevor 'Charlie'
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Cpl (Sgt)
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5050786
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RWF attestations; (CA30) (CA94)
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Thomas, Malloch
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Pte
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14416348
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wounded Hill 170; died in service; (WRP)
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Buckland
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D.N.
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LCpl
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lka New Romney, Kent (LL2)
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Buckley
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Thomas, Harry
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Pte
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3535581
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Mancs Regt; wounded 4/3/43 CasList WO417/58; (PG)
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M.W. 'Sam'
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Pte
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(CA66); (WRP)
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Reginald, Melford
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Pte
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14241788
Police
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MiD
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DCLI
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Burden
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Stanley,Percival
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Fus
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|
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CA114 of 2002; Middle name 2001 Death Register for Exeter/Devon
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Burgess
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S
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Pte
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14421501
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Burke
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E
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Pte
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from Woodstock, Oxford (LL2)
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P.O.
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Pte
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7265212
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RAMC; PoW N. Africa; lka Leicester (LL2)
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Joseph, 'Joe'
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Sgt
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(PG)
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Burns
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Norman
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Cpl
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later Lieut (CA80)
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Bush
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Frederick, Arthur
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LCpl
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from Hemel Hempstead (CA109)
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Ronald, Herbert
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LSgt
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5774300
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MM
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R Norfolk
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Byrne
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Charles
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Pte
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from Manchester (CA66); (WRP)
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Patrick, Joseph
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Sgt
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2719257
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MM
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Irish Gds
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Caine
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T., Arthur
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Sgt
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(WRP)
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Albert, Walter
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Pte
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13021639
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KSLI; from Leominster (LL3)
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Cecil
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LSgt
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6977897
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R. Irish Fus; kia
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Canman
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F
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Pte
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5624887
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R Fus.
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John, Henry, 'Jack'
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RSM
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3955333
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Welch Regt
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Cannon
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F
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Pte
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from Tooting (LL3)
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Capstick
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N
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LCpl
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from Standish (LL3)
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Ian, Vincent
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Major
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156172
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CBE,MiD
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R.Fus.
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Carrot
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George, Edward
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LCpl
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7381707
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RAMC; Burma Star Assn; (WRP)
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Albert, George
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Fus
|
6140785
|
|
RWF Records; PoW 2/3/43 CasList WO417/60
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Carter
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N
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Pte
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served in 1/5 Cdo (LL3)
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Casbolt
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James
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Sgt
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(PG)
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Casey
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L
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Gnr
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from Blackburn (LL3)
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Cawse
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Raymond, S.W.
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Cpl
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from Sussex (CA96)
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Chamberlain
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W
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LSgt
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5953153
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Cambridge
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Chambers
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J
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Fus
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& 12 Cdo; from Notts (LL3)
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Arthur, Wiliam 'Porky'
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LCpl
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4 troop (CA9, CA91, CA103, CA115)
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Ernest, Lionel, Desmond, 'Des'
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LSgt
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4198350
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R.W.F.Enlistment Register Book 21; PoW St Nazaire; (CA120)
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Clancy
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W
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Pte
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3654743
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S Lancs
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Clarke
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James
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Pte
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(CA96)
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Clarke
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Michael, Charles
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Capt (Rev)
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152807
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RACD
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Fred, Henry
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Gnr
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6206246
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RA; kia
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Cleary
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John
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Pte
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served 1/5 Cdo (CA33)
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Clegg
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John
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Pte
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(PG)
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Cobb
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Robert, F.
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Sgt
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5826029
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R Suffolk
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Cobley
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Ronald
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LCpl
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from Irvine (CA71; (WRP)
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Cocksey
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R
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Pte
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from Lancs (LL3)
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James, Thomas
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Pte
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14604363
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MM
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QORWK; award in Burma
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|
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Colbert
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George
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Gnr
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and 2 Cdo (CA92)
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Cole
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R., 'Crasher'
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Pte
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(WRP)
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Charles, Jack
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Major
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105582
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OBE, TD
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Welch Regt; and 1 Cdo. Bde.
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Harold, James
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TSM
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3957677
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Welch Regt;died training acc
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Coleman
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R
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Sgt
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|
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Collishaw
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Arthur, B.
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Capt (Rev)
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RACD; and 5 Cdo; (CA107)
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William, Joseph
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Pte
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5735209
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Devonshire Regt; kia
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Constable
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E.E.
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Pte
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from Wimbledon (LL3)
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Cook
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William, A. 'Tadgie'
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Sgt
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6 troop (CA78); from Ross on Wye (CA92); (WRP)
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C
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Pte
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from Aberdeen (LL3)
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Corbridge
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H
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Cpl
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from near Leeds (LL3)
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Cork
|
H
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Pte
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3768221
|
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King's Regt; PoW 6/12/42 WO417/55
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Cornall
|
L
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Gnr
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|
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RA; & 12 Cdo; from Lancs (LL3)
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Corrigan
|
James
|
Pte
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4862201
|
|
Leicestershire Regt; (PG)
|
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Corry
|
J
|
Capt
|
|
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post war HQ 63 Gurkha Inf. Bde (CA12)
|
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Cossey
|
Walter, S.
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Pte
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emigrated Canada (CA66)
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Coulling
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Charles, Bertram
|
LSgt
|
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from Hampton (CA87); (WRP)
|
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Harold, Pettit, 'Harry'
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LSgt
|
866743
|
|
R Artillery; (CA106)
|
|
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Dalton, Hayton
|
Capt
|
|
MC
|
aka George
|
|
|
Cox
|
A
|
Pte
|
6921440
|
|
Rifle Bde
|
|
Cox
|
Peter
|
Sgt
|
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and CBTC; from Kilwinning (CA78)
|
|
Coxsey
|
G.H.
|
Gnr
|
3770169
|
|
R Artillery
|
|
Coy
|
A.T.
|
Pte
|
|
|
from E. Lothian (LL3)
|
|
Craig
|
Norman
|
L/Cpl
|
|
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served 1/5 Cdo (CA89)
|
|
Samuel
|
Fus
|
|
R. Welch Fus.; kia
|
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|
Craven
|
John
|
Capt
|
|
|
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Creed
|
E.C.
|
Pte
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|
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from Hambledon (LL3)
|
|
Crellin
|
P.S.
|
Pte
|
|
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1 Tp (PG); from Isle of Man (LL3).
|
|
Frank, Harold
|
Lt
|
312403
|
|
wounded 31/145 Burma Caslist WO417/8
|
|
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James, Herbert
|
Capt
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38190
|
|
KSLI; died accident
|
|
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Dennis, W. 'Danny'
|
Pte
|
3974792
|
|
Welch Regt; wounded Burma CasList 417/88; (LL3)
|
|
|
Crow
|
John, Edwin
|
Pte
|
14612975
|
|
Gordons, Burma Star Assn.
|
|
James, A.
|
LSgt
|
313358
|
MM
|
Seaforths
|
|
|
Croxford
|
|
Pte
|
|
|
3 Tp (PG)
|
|
Stephen
|
LSgt
|
14604367
Police
|
|
Burma Star Assn; poss id with Pc 622Z Stephen Cunningham Tooting Police Stn MetPolice
|
|
|
Richard
|
Pte
|
|
|
1 troop; from Liverpool (CA99);
(PG) (WRP)
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