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J. F. Collins

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Commemorated on a memorial as having served in, and survived, WW1.

J. F. Collins
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

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J. F. Collins

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South Suburban Gas Company war memorial

The monument, designed by Sydney March, is grade II Listed. Prior to 2012 Goo...

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1 memorial
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