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Preedy, JBK

(1883 - 1917)

Lieutenant

2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment

John was born on June 12th 1883, the only child of a hatmaker, also called John Preedy, and his wife, Emily. He was at the…

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Price-Edwards, O

(1882 - 1916)

Captain

18th (Public Schools) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

Born on January 26th 1882, Owen was the middle of five children, of whom he was the only boy, born to Edward Price-Edwards, principal clerk…

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Probert, AJ

(1893 - 1917)

2nd Lieutenant

25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

Arthur was born on September 14th 1893, the eldest of four children, of whom he was the only boy, born to financial journalist James Probert…

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Proctor, WH

(1894 - 1917)

Captain

10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Born on January 17th 1894 in Meerut, India, William was the son of the Rev. William Proctor who was at the time serving in India…

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Pulverman, OP

(1892 - 1915)

2nd Lieutenant

1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment

Oscar was born Oscar Percy Pulvermann in Forest Hill on May 26th 1892, the third son of German hardware salesman Martin Pulvermann and his wife,…

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Quilter, RM

(1888 - 1916)

Captain

8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment

Roy was born on October 29th 1888, the eighth child, and the second son, born to Sarah Quilter and her husband John, an architect. He…

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Quitmann, ECR

(1898 - 1918)

Private

Middlesex Regiment

Born on June 27th 1898, Eric was the fourth, and youngest, child of German furniture salesman Otto Quitmann, the second with his then wife, Lucy.…

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Radcliffe, TB

(1898 - 1916)

Lance Corporal

8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

Thomas was born on June 18th 1898, the fifth child of an insurance broker, also named Thomas Radcliffe, and his wife, Sarah. He joined Dulwich…

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Randall, RWS

(1894 - 1915)

2nd Lieutenant

2nd Battalion, Northampton Regiment

Born on October 15th 1894, Reginald was the third of four surviving children, of whom he was the only son, born to civil engineer William…

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Ransford, LB

(1899 - 1918)

Flight Sub Lieutenant

Royal Naval Air Service

Lionel was born on May 3rd 1899, the eldest of four surviving children born to Amy Ransford and her husband Robert, a patent agent, who…

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