Rifleman. Number R/25270 of the 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Born in Southwark. He is commemorated on on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Rifleman. Number R/25270 of the 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Born in Southwark. He is commemorated on on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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