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Augusta Marshall, Scottish Women's Hospitals. Died of typhus in Serbia 23 April 1915.
Died 23 April 1915
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Captain Abdy Fellowes Anderson. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), attached to 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Death: 23 April 1915 Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Captain Arthur Percival Birchall. Unit: Royal Fusiliers, attached to 4th Battalion, Central Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force as a Commanding Officer (rank of Lieutenant Colonel). Death: 23 April 1915 near Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Captain Charles Ernest William Bland DSO. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Death: 23 April 1915 Western Front.
Died 23 April 1915
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Captain Edwin Scott Bamford. Unit: Adjutant, 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Of wounds Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Captain George Crowther Ryerson. Unit: 3rd Battalion (Home Regiment), Royal Grenadiers, Canadian Infantry. Death: 23 April 1915 near Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Captain Hamilton Maxwell Fleming. Unit: 16th Battalion, Canadian Scottish (72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 23 April 1915, Ypres, Western Front.
Died 23 April 1915
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Captain Kenrick Talbot Woodmass MID. Unit: 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in Action near Ypres. Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Captain Lionel Reginald Everard West. Unit: 1st/8th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in Action by a shell-burst in a dug-out at Givenchy Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Captain Walter Leslie Lockhart Gordon. Unit: 9th Mississauga Horse, attached to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Canadian Contingent (Eastern Ontario Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 23 April 1915, Langemarck, Western Front. Commemorated on the Menin
Died 23 April 1915
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Lance Corporal Gerald Roy Taverner 9833. Unit: 6th Company, 3rd Battalion, Toronto Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Canadian Contingent. Death: 23 April 1915 Missing in action at Ypres, Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Lance Corporal Herbert Arthur Stethem 1405. Unit: C Company, 8th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 23 April 1915 Wounded and MIA near Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Lieutenant Calvin Wellington Day. Unit: No. 1 Company, 2nd Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in action near St Julien Western Front.
Died 23 April 1915
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Lieutenant Colonel Ernest William Rokeby Stephenson. Unit: Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in action during the second battle of Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Lieutenant Frederic Haswell. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to the 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915, killed in action at Ypres, Western Front. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Died 23 April 1915
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Lieutenant Herbert Stewart. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, attached to 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cornwallâ€™s Light Infantry. Death: 23 April 1915 St Jean, Flanders Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Lieutenant Hubert George Henry Fardell. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915, Ypres, Western Front.
Died 23 April 1915
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Lieutenant Norman Mitchell Young. Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Death: 23 April 1915 Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Lieutenant Zouch Austin Turton. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Missing in action Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Major Harold Kelway Colston. Unit: 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in action at the second Battle of Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Private W H Bridges 28714. Unit: 16th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Death: 23 April 1915 Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Second Lieutenant Francis William Stanley Hubbert. Unit: 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915, missing, Ypres, Western Front. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Died 23 April 1915
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Second Lieutenant Frederick Ashburnham Hooker Whitfeld. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in Action leading his Platoon in an attack near St.Julien. Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Second Lieutenant George John Lunnon. Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cornwallâ€™s Light Infantry. Death: 23 April 1915 At St. Jean Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Second Lieutenant Henry Gage Morris. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. Death: 23 April 1915 Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Second Lieutenant Robert Maxwell MacCabe. Unit: 8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Death: 23 April 1915 Givenchy Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
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Sub Lieutenant Edward Wilder. Unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HM Yacht Oriana, Auxiliary Small Craft, head of the Patrol Boats at Liverpool.. Death: 23 April 1915 Died of pneumonia on as a result of exposure while on sea duties. Home Waters
Died 23 April 1915
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 April 1916
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BRITISH OFFICIAL PANORAMAS OF THE WESTERN FRONT 1914 - 1918
23 April 1916
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Captain Leslie St Claire Cheape. Unit: 1st King's Dragoon Guards, attached to Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry). Death: 23 April 1916 Killed in action Age 33 years
Died 23 April 1916
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Lieutenant Dermod Patrick Jewitt. Unit: Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry). Death: 23 April 1916 Palestine
Died 23 April 1916
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Lieutenant George Herbert Fox. Unit: Royal Field Artillery, attached to the GHQ Intelligence Branch. Death: 23 April 1916, Palestine.
Died 23 April 1916
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THE FRENCH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA, 1914-1918
23 April 1916
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Able Seaman Harold Parker R/143. Unit: Nelson and Drake Battalions, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Death: 23 April 1917 Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
23 April 1917
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 April 1917
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Captain Arthur Benedict E. Hillas. Unit: 1st Company, 7th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 23 April 1917, missing in action, Western Front.
Died 23 April 1917
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Captain Cyril Walter Keenan Hook. Unit: 16th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 23 April 1917, Western Front.
Died 23 April 1917
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Company Sergeant Major Charles W. Greig 6128/6706/292861. Unit: "A" Company, 1st/7th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Death: 23 April 1917, Western Front.
Died 23 April 1917
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Corporal Alexander Burnett 201406. Unit: 14th Platoon, D Company, 1st/4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 23 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Gunner J S Lapidge 40663. Unit: 11th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Death: 23 April 1917 Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Gunner William Henry Holmes 543. Unit: 36th, 54th and 56th Battery, Siege Artillery, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 23 April 1917, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 23 April 1917
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Lance Corporal John Flinders Robinson 3390. Unit: 5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 23 April 1917 Dies from wounds at Lagnicourt Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Lance Corporal John Kidd 202715. Unit: 5th Platoon, B Company, 1st/4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 23 April 1917 wounded and missing, Western Front.
Died 23 April 1917
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Lance Corporal William Henry Peck 25397. Unit: 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Death: 23 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Lieutenant Colonel Francis Savage Nesbitt Savage-Armstrong DSO. Unit: 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, Secondary regiment: Commanding 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1917 Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle Western
Died 23 April 1917
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Lieutenant John Stanley Stephens. Unit: D Company, 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1917 Wounded and Missing in action Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Lieutenant Robert Milne Ballantyne Welsh. Unit: 7th Battalion, Border Regiment. Death: 23 April 1917 Killed in Action Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Lt Col Scott, the son of Sir John and Lady Scott, received his commission with the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. He was commanding 8 Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry when he was killed in action, aged 38, on 23 April 1917. Lt Col Scott is buried at
Died 23 April 1917
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Major Frank William Dust MC. Unit: Royal Field Artillery. Death: 23 April 1917 Western Front. Son of William and Margaret Mellor Dust, of 9, Gladstone Rd., Ranmoor, Sheffield.
Died 23 April 1917
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Private Albert James Cross 27573. Unit: 16th Platoon, D Company, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 23 April 1917 Missing in action near Oppy Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Private Alexander Catto 202632. Unit: 12th Platoon, C Company, 4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 23 April 1917 Missing in action Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Private Arthur Kilgour Webster 201865. Unit: Sniper Section, 4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 23 April 1917 Wounded and Missing in Action Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Private C Tucker 26608. Unit: 4th Company, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1917 Missing in action
Died 23 April 1917
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Private Cecil Harold Lawson 33347. Unit: 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1917 Missing near Vimy. Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Private David Ross 202703. Unit: 6th Platoon, B Company, 4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 23 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Private Eli Mitchell 201630/4707. Unit: East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 23 April 1917
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Private Ernest William Dawson 27536. Unit: 12th Platoon, C Company, 7th Battalion, Border Regiment. Death: 23 April 1917 Missing in action Western Front. Son of J. and S. Dawson, of 29, Morris Avenue, Manor Park, Essex.
Died 23 April 1917
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