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Devon village remembers tallest British soldier of WW1

Posted on June 21, 2014 by DH

A soldier who was reputed to be the tallest man in the British Army during the First World War will be remembered in Devon later this month as part of commemorations of the Centenary. Harry Barter stood more than 6ft … Continue reading →

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Reading footballer Joe Dickinson remembered for the Centenary of World War I

Posted on January 31, 2014 by DH

Joe Dickinson was one of 44 Reading Football Club players to serve in World War I and one of 11 who never returned home. Dickinson had been a regular army soldier prior to his stint at the club, serving with … Continue reading →

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Overgrown CWGC memorials in Hampstead Cemetery

Posted on June 9, 2013 by DH

A couple of examples of overgrown CWGC headstones in Hampstead Cemetery, London. The two in the foreground commemorate Sapper George Dalton of the Royal Engineers and Guardsman Ernest Kitson of the Grenadier Guards. According to CWGC, Sapper Dalton was 46 … Continue reading →

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Lieutenant Herman Sim

Posted on January 8, 2013 by DH

Lieutenant Herman Alexander Coysgarne Sim Lieutenant 2nd Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Killed in action, 9 May 1915 Age 27. Buried at Rye-Petillon Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France Herman Sim was born in Middlesex in 1888. According to the 1911 census he … Continue reading →

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