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John Speare Tosswill | Graves
CORPORAL 72726 J. S. TOSSWILL Name: John Speare Tosswill Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Engineers Northern Signal Service Training Centre Date of Death: 28 September 1915 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: EASTBOURNE (OCKLYNGE) CEMETERY UA. 250. United Kingdom Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record
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SAPPER 108548 F. W. WHEELER Name: Frederick William Wheeler Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Engineers 233rd Field Coy. Date of Death: 2 January 1918 Age at Death: 30 years old Buried or commemorated at: GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ARCADE Plot 2. Row C. Grave 2. Italy Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Edwin and Louisa Wheeler, of […]
Continue readingWilliam Kirby | Graves
PRIVATE 40391 W. KIRBY Name: William Kirby Regiment & Unit/Ship: East Yorkshire Regiment 6th (Pioneer) Bn. Date of Death: 3 October 1917 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY IV. I. 46. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this photograph can […]
Continue readingErnest Edward Anderson | Grave
SAPPER 33437 E. E. ANDERSON Name: Ernest Edward Anderson Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Engineers 56th Field Coy. Date of Death: 11 December 1915 Age at Death: 24 years old Buried or commemorated at: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY IV. C. 24A. Belgium Awards: – Additional Info: Son of Charles Anderson, of 263, North Rd., Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea. Service […]
Continue readingJames William Revill | Grave
LANCE CORPORAL 108670 J. W. REVILL Name: James William Revill Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Engineers 104th Field Coy. Date of Death: 9 April 1917 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY VI. C. 80. France Awards: Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital copy of this […]
Continue readingThe Story of Jimmy Revill
THE STORY OF JIMMY REVILL Like many professional footballers, deprived of their chief source of earning a living and under pressure to serve their country in its time of crisis, Jimmy Revill enlisted in His Majesty’s forces during World War One. After serving in the army for just over a year, he was killed in […]
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