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Captain Gerald Maurice Ponsonby MID. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Death: 31 August 1914 Western Front
Died 31 August 1914
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Lieutenant George Critchett Juler. Unit: 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers. Death: 31 August 1914 Western Front
Died 31 August 1914
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Major John Baillie Barstow. Unit: Royal Engineers. Death: 31 August 1914 Bailly Western Front
Died 31 August 1914
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MAPS OF THE WESTERN FRONT
31 August 1914
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Captain John Aidan Liddell VC. Unit: No. 7 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 31 August 1915.
Died 31 August 1915
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Lucy Swain, Territorial Force Nursing Service. Died of illness contracted on duty 31 August 1915.
Died 31 August 1915
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Signaller Reginald Samuel Thorn served with 'C' Company, 10th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. He was a teacher in Broken Hill, New South Wales before enlisting on 31 August 1915. He was became a corporal in the 27th Battalion in January 1916. He
Died 31 August 1915
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THE FRENCH AIR ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
31 August 1915
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THE FRENCH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
31 August 1915
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
31 August 1916
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
31 August 1916
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Private Benjamin Sydney Bent 3239. Unit: "C" Company, 14th Battalion, 4th Brigade, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 31 August 1916, Moquet Farm, Somme, Western Front.
Died 31 August 1916
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Private Bertie Alfred Baker 2333/245375. Unit: West Kent Yeomanry, attached to the 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 31 August 1916, Somme, Western Front.
Died 31 August 1916
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Second Lieutenant John Caulfield Tuckey. Unit: 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 31 August 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 31 August 1916
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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, JULY-NOVEMBER 1916
31 August 1916
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THE FRENCH AIR FORCE ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
31 August 1916
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IWM to Fitzgerald, Evelyn.
31 August 1917
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Lieutenant Douglas Hay Keith MC. Unit: 17th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, attached to 18th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Death: 31 August 1917 Western Front.
Died 31 August 1917
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Private Charles Collins 62494. Unit: 13th Platoon, D Company, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 31 August 1917 to 01 September 1917 Missing in action near Oosterverne Western Front
Died 31 August 1917
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Private Harry Fletcher 40325. Unit: 8th Platoon, "B" Company, 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Death: 31 August 1917, Western Front.
Died 31 August 1917
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Private Joseph Wadsworth G/66062. Unit: 15th Platoon, D Company, 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Death: 31 August 1917 Missing in Action Western Front
Died 31 August 1917
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Private Samuel Charles Jones 14746. Unit: B Company, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 31 August 1917 Western Front.
Died 31 August 1917
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Second Lieutenant Alexander Daniel Rose MC DCM. Unit: 17th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Waless Own). Death: 31 August 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 31 August 1917
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Sergeant George Reynolds Z/2327. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 31 August 1917
Died 31 August 1917
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T E LAWRENCE AND THE ARAB REVOLT 1916 - 1918
31 August 1917
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THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE, JULY-NOVEMBER 1917
31 August 1917
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THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
31 August 1917
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
31 August 1918
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CAMOUFLAGE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
31 August 1918
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Gunner Harold Victor Walters 36539. Unit: 25th Battery, 7th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 31 August 1918 Killed in Action Western Front
Died 31 August 1918
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IWM to Anglo-Russian Hospital
31 August 1918
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Private A G Ockenden S/34830 or S/34840. Unit: 5th Battalion, Rifle Brigade, attached to 1st/8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Death: 31 August 1918 Western Front
Died 31 August 1918
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Sergeant Leigh Smith 771777. Unit: C Battery, 72nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 31 August 1918 Killed in action at Bankswood near St. Ledger Western Front
Died 31 August 1918
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THE HUNDRED DAYS OFFENSIVE, AUGUST-NOVEMBER 1918
31 August 1918
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THE ROYAL ENGINEERS SIGNALS SERVICE ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918
31 August 1918
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THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES IN NORTHERN IRELAND, 1920 - 1980
31 August 1927
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THE GERMAN-SOVIET INVASION OF POLAND, 1939
31 August 1939
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THE BLITZ, SEPTEMBER 1940-MAY 1941
31 August 1940
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THE POLISH ARMY IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947
31 August 1943
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UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
31 August 1943
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UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
31 August 1943
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UNITED STATES NINTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
31 August 1943
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THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45
31 August 1944
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THE POLISH ARMY IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, 1943-1945
31 August 1944
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UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
31 August 1944
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The Film
31 August 1946
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