21st April 2020

21/04/1915 Private Samuel Lacy (Age 28) 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘9956’ Sp. Mem. E. 9. Son of John and Elizabeth Lacy, of 47, Leach St., Queen’s Rd., Gorton, Manchester. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne.

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21/04/1916 Private Harry Buckley Blease (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, Pas de Calais France. ‘24684’ I. E. 10. Husband of Annie Blease, of 17, Crossford Street, Stretford, near Manchester.

21/04/1916 Lance Corporal Francis Dean 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘12599’ Panel 14 and 62.

21/04/1916 Private David Hunt 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘10612’ Panel 14 and 62.

21/04/1916 Lance Serjeant Matthew McClinchie (Age 32) 15th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’avoue, Pas de Calais France. ‘20237’ I. B. 23. Son of Matthew and Letita McClinchie, of Main St., Gilford, Co. Down.

21/04/1916 Private William Robinson 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘24555’ Panel 14 and 62.

21/04/1916 Private James Thompson 15th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’avoue, Pas de Calais France. ‘19519’ I. C. 22.

21/04/1917 Private John D. Jefford 10th Bn. Hampstead Cemetery, London United Kingdom. ‘12488’ Screen Wall. Q9. B. 29. (pic findagrave.com – with thanks)

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21/04/1917 Private Joseph Maddock (Age 29) 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, Nord France. ‘49996’ III. B. 97. Son of John and Harriet Maddock, of 196, Wallasey Village, Wallasey, Cheshire.

21/04/1917 Private Ronald Soper 1st/4th Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. ‘200455’ A. 34. (pic findagrave.com – with thanks)

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21/04/1918 Private Bernard Hodkinson 15th Bn. Serre Road Cemetery No.1, Pas de Calais France. ‘53579’ V. C. 15.

21/04/1918 Lance Corporal Harry Hunter 1st Bn. Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, Nord France. ‘51519’ Plot 1. Row E. Grave 9.

21/04/1918 Private Samuel Jones 16th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime France. ‘40305’ P. VII. A. 4B.

21/04/1918 Corporal Frank Richmond (Age 27) 15th Bn. Martinsart British Cemetery, Somme France. ‘53536’ I. C. 38. Son of Robert and Mary Richmond, of Stretford, Manchester; husband of Jessie Richmond, of Hill’s Gardens, Douglas, Isle of Man.

21/04/1918 Private Harold Scholfield 15th Bn. Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme France. ‘291907’ I. E. 7. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scholfield, of 31, Broughton Avenue, Layton, Blackpool.

21/04/1918 Private James Woodruff Shepherd (Age 30) 9th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime France. ‘49388’ P. VII. A. 1B. Son of Robert and Beatrice Jaques Shepherd, of 62, Lancaster Rd., Preston.

21/04/1918 Private Alfred Smith 15th Bn. Pozieres Memorial, Somme France. ‘51415’ Panel 35 and 36.

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