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Commando Veterans Archive Nominal Roll for No.8 Commando.
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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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Leonard, Frank
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Pte
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5669104
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Somerset Li
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Laird
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J.D.
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Gdsm
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Landsberg
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W
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Gdsm (LCpl)
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2696076
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Scots Gds; POW 31/5/42; from Burnham on Crouch Essex (CA11)
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Langton
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Thomas, Bennett
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Lt (later HonCol)
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132243
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MC
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'L'Det.SAS; SBS; (oral interview IWM 18045 with Bob Bennett MM)
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Christie, Norman
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Lt
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124143
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MiD
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SLI; PoW Crete escaped Yugoslavia / Chetniks
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Robert , Edward
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Lt Col
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RHG; later Chief of Comb Ops
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Lazenby
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Ralph
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LSgt
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803879
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Scots Guards; and SAS - PoW Op. Squatter (MCG)
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Leadbetter
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Harold, J,
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Gdm
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2617519
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Grenadier Gds
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Leaver
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W.H.
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Cpl
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Leitch
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J
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Gdsm
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2698540
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Scots Gds
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John, Steel,' Jock'
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Lt
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65419
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Welsh Gds; kia with SAS (MCG)
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Ernest,Thomas 'Bob'
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Gdsm
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2660913
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MM
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Coldstream Gds and 'L' det. SAS (MCG)
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Lorrimer
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Peter, George
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LCpl
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2696571
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn; 1946
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MacDougall
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William, L.
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LCpl
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see record for McDOUGALL
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Majendie
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John, Dering
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Lt (later Major)
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95253
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Somerset Li
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Maloney
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J.W.
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LCpl
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5672160
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Somerset LI; PoW escaper (MCG);WO417/36
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Marden
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Frederick,Charles
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Gdsm
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2661426
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Coldstream Gds; wounded 17Jul'41 Cyrenaica WO417/29; transferred to RE 16Dec'42
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Mather, Sir
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David Carol Macdonald
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Capt
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MC
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Welsh & Scots Gds; (CA84)
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Mayle
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John, Jack
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Tpr
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328493
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Lancers, dangerously ill 2/2/40 WO417/11 later 1SSD Burma (PG)
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John, Edward, Trestrail
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Cpl
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5440304
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Duke Of Cornwall Li
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McAllister
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Harry, Stephen
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Gdsm
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2693723
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn;
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McAlpine
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W
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LCpl
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2693782
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn;
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McCall
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John
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LCpl
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2695616
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Scots Gds; died of wounds 28/12/41 (LSgt)
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McCormick
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Sgt
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7878909
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17/21 Lancers
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William, Lawrence
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LCpl
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2694429
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Left Cdo 1941; kia 1943 with Scots Gds.
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McEwan
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Ronald
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Gdsm
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2566035
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Scots Gds
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Alec
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CQMS
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2654904
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Coldstream Gds; from Burnley Lancs (LL8)
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Mckay
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Robert, W.M.
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Gdsm
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2698040
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Scots Gds; PoW; WO417/91; (MCG)
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McSorley
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R
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Gdsm
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6848500
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Scots Gds
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Milbanke
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R
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Capt
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MC
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10 Hussars
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Miles
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Arthur
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Sgt
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and 3 Cdo; post war Police Insp at Saltcoats (CA49)
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John
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Pte
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6139215
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East Surrey
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Milton
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Capt
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see Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
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Sidney, Henry
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Cpl
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and 7 and 51ME (CA77) (CA119)
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Mortimer
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George
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Gdsm
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Moss
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W
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Sgt
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5621976
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Devons; wounded 17/3/42; PoW ME Cdo 12/9/42; WO417/42, 55, & 79
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Muirhead
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Robert
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Gdsm
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2697107
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn; PoW 23/11/41 (WO344/228/1)
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Murray
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Patrick
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6976770
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R Inniskilling
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Ness
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A.P.
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Capt
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Neville
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Sgt
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S/181399
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RASC
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Nicholson, Sir
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Godfrey
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Capt
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and SS Bde; from Newbury (CA93)
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O'Dowd
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Christopher
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Gdsm
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2719054
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MM
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Irish Gds; L Det SAS; 1SAS; kia SRS
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O'Neil
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N. 'Paddy'
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Sgt
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5669535
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Somerset LI; PoW western Desert CasList WO417/54
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John, Myles
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LSgt
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2716586
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MM
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Irish Gds; & 1 SBS; CasList WO417/91 wounded
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James, Andrew
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Sgt
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2717197
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Irish Gds; PoW Cyrenaica
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Oliphant
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J
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Pte
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lka Glasgow (LL9)
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Peace
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Jack
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Cpl
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Coldstream Gds
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Peck
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Ted, 'The Rabbi'
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Pennington
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John, Leslie
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Gdsm
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2694811
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn;
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Plomer
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M.W.F.
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Sgt
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and 4 Cdo (CA88)
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George, Thomas
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Gdsm
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2720198
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Irish Gds; (CA110); PoW
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A.C.
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LCpl
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Quinton
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R.S.
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Cpl
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2566703
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RHG; PoW (MCG)
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Redstone
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Arthur
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Pte
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Rhodes
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Frank
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Gdsm
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2626982
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Grenadier Gds; (MCG)
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Richards
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James, Irwin
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Cpl
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Arthur
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CSM
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5381845
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RAC
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Charles, George, Gibson
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WO1
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2656281
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DCM
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Coldstream Gds; (MCG)
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Robertson
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John, Paterson
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Gdsm
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811911
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Scots Gds: PoW (MCG)
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Rose
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Graham, 'Johnny'
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LCpl
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2617725
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MM*
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Grenadier Gds; (MCG)
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Sadler
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John
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Gdsm
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814251
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RA Attestation 1934; to Scots Gds; PoW (MCG)
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Saint
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W.E.
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Pte
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5670183
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SLI; Wounded Western Desert, PoW, WO417/57
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Savery
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Henry, James
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Lewis, Ralph
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Tpr
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321274
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Dragoon Gds
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Schofield
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Albert, Joe
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Sgt
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Life Guards
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Fred
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LSgt
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2696965
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Scots Gds; kia with SAS
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James, Barlow, Brookes
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Sgt
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T/106321
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MM
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RASC; and 1 SBS; IWM Oral Interview
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Shortall
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James, Patrick
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Cpl
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6464231
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R Fus/3 Cdo /SSRF; executed 2SAS
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Thomas, John
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Pte
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5672780
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Somerset LI; L Det SAS died of diptheria 1 SAS 'A' Sqn.
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Smith
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Alec
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Gdsm
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2696282
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn; PoW 16/17 Nov 41
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Smith
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Alexander, Scott
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LCpl
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2694741
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn. (LSgt) kia 3/7/42
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Henry, John
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Gdsm
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Grenadier Gds; (CA116)
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Smith
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Lionel, Eric
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Cpl
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(CA86)
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Smith
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L.V.
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LCpl
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2719754
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Irish Gds
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Smyth Osbourne
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Capt
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Stavordale, The Lord
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Lt
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Stirling
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Archibald, David
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Lt
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72647
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DSO, OBE
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Sydney, J.
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Sgt
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2692673
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Scots Gds; (PoW died); (MCG)
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Storey
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J
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Sgt
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3597146
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Scots Gds
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Sudeley, The Lord
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Capt
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Sutherland
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David
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Lt Col
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MC
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Black Watch
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Swann
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S.J. 'Joseph'
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Gdsm
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2617954
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(CA112); 2 Tp; &M.E.Cdo; 1SAS,SRS, PoW Termoli CasLists WO417/69.
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Ralph, Esmond, Selby
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Pte
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Layforce; later Captain.
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Telford
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J.G.
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Gdsm
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2698079
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn
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John, Leslie
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Cpl
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2617532
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Grenadier Gds
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Tingley
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Thomas, William
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LSgt
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2691356
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Scots Gds.
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Tobin
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Charles, Francis
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Gdsm
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2719627
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Irish Gds/ME Cdo/1SAS. kia SRS
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Todd
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W
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LSgt
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn;
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Tribe
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Charles
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LCpl
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Tufnell
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Kenneth, Edward, Mortimer
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A/Major
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23953
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MC
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Gren. Guards; award with Grenadiers 1943
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Wade
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Thomas, Nugent
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LCpl
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2695292
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8 Cdo (Layforce) 12Aug'40 - 18Jul'41 to 2 Scots Gds. /Source: SGds Record)
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Wallis-Clarke
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Rowland
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Gdsm
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2698252
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn PoW 1942 (WO344/331/1)
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Warburton
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Arthur
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Gdsm
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2734482
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Welsh Gds; PoW 17/7/42 WO417/47, WO417/92 (MCG)
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Ward
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George, Richard
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Sgt
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2692394
282309
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn/L Det/ SRS/ 1SAS/to OCTU/ Lieut. died on war service
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Watson
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Tom, A
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Pte
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& SBS (CA84)
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Watt
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Robert, James
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Gdsm
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2719513
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Irish Gds; RTU after 16 months; kia with Irish Gds.11/8/44.
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Waugh
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Evelyn
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Lt
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Royal Marine
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Percy, Arthur
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Gnr
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R Artillery
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Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
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William, Henry, Lawrence, Peter
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Capt
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Lord Milton, 1943 8th Earl Fitzwilliam
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Whiteman
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Norman, J.
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Pte
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& 3 Cdo; from Coventry (CA103)
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Wilson
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E
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Gdsm
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2696030
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Scots Gds 2nd Bn
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Wilson
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Robert
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Lt Col
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DSO*, MID
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R Artillery; & SBS (CA115)
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Wright
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William, 'Bill'
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Major
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R Artillery
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Yates
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G.H.A.
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CSM
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Gren. Gds; PoW; (MCG)
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