Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
N. Robertson
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War memorial: Gamages and Benetfink
The use of the expression "fell" strongly suggests that all the listed names ...
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John Joseph Sims, VC
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Air Mechanic 2nd Class George Greenland
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Flight Lieutenant Charles Cholmondeley
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Lord Louis Mountbatten
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T. W. Page
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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