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(1897 - 1917)
2nd Lieutenant
Royal Field Artillery
Albert was born on February 2nd 1897, the fourth child of marine insurance broker Frederick Tucker and his wife, Caroline. He was at first at…
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Corporal
4th South African Horse
Born on August 11th 1886, on the island of Jersey, James was the youngest of seven children born to Scottish parents, landowner David Turnbull and…
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Rifleman
16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment
Clifford was born in Sheffield, on April 18th 1891, the younger of two children, of whom he was the only son, of cutler and tool-maker…
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Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Flying Corps
Jimmy was born on August 22nd 1887 the only child of James Valentine, managing director of an insurance company, and his wife, Fanny. He joined…
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Corporal Gunner
15th Regiment of Field Artillery, Belgian Army
Born on New Year’s Day 1899 in Antwerp, Belgium, Leo was the son of timber merchant Leon van Coppenolle and his wife, Alice. He spent…
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2nd Lieutenant
6th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
Fred was born on May 6th 1894, the second child, and eldest son, of Dutch merchant Adrian van den Bok and his Australian-born wife, Ellen.…
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