Bramall, Tpr Kenneth, 4464005. Died 23/1/42, serving with 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps, aged 25. Son of James Arthur and Harriet Bramall; husband of Jessie Edith Bramall, of East Lulworth, Dorsetshire. Benghazi War Cemetery, 2 C 13.
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Dunn, Pte John Chapman, 4464014. Died 6/9/45 following service with 2 DLI, aged 32. Son of Herbert and Isabella Dunn, of Sunderland, husband of Mary Dunn of Southwick, Sunderland. Sunderland (Southwick Cemetery), Sec 2, Grave 581.
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Sunderland Echo, 8/9/45, p 6: 'Roll of Honour...Dunn - Walton Hospital, Liverpool, on Sept 6, aged 31 years. John Chapman, aged 31 years (Pte, 2nd Batt DLI), beleoved husband of Mary Dunn (nee Spargo), of 13 Sudick St....'
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In Memoriam (Roll of Honor), Sunderland Echo, 10/9/45, p 6
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In Memoriam (Roll of Honour), Sunderland Echo, 6/9/47, p 6,
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Alberts, Pte D, 4464029, DLI. Stalag 7A, POW No 125642.
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Previously POW Italy, PG 82.
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Bates, Pte Andrew, 4464039. Died 18/3/43, serving with 2 DLI, aged 23. Son of Mary Ann Bates, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma, 3 C 6.
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Christie, Pte W, 4464053. Died 24/2/43, serving with 30th Bn Cheshire Regt, aged 29. Son of William and Mary Ellen Christie; husband of Margaret Christie, of Blackridge. Bathgate (Boghead) Cemetery, West Lothian, Comp 8, Grave 17.
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Clark, Cpl Samuel, 4464054. Died 27/9/43, serving with 1 DLI, aged 31. Son of Philip and Hannah Clarke, of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Rhodes War Cemetery, 2 A 1.
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Davidson, Pte Robert, 4464060. Died 31/1/47, DLI (battalion not specified by CWGC), aged 30. Son of Samuel and Margaret Davidson, of Gateshead; husband of Robina Davidson, of Gateshead. Gateshead East Cemetery, Div 35, Grave 139.
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Dulson, Pte T, 4464067, DLI. Stalag 4A, POW No 260230.
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Egdell, Pte William Deighton, 4464069. Died serving with 2 DLI, 25/5/42, aged 30. Son of Thomas George and Jean Ellen Egdell, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Brookwood Memorial, Panel 14, Column 1.
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Gallagher, Pte Joseph, 4464083. Died serving with 1 DLI, 23/12/41, aged 21. Son of Albert Coulson Gallagher and Elizabeth Gallagher, of Wrekenton, Co Durham. Brookwood Memorial, Panel 14, Column 1.
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One of over 40 1st Bn DLI men who died on this date when their ship, the SS Shuntien, was torpedoed. See: The ship was bound from Tobruk to Alexandria with over 800 Italian POWs guarded, by over 40 soldiers of 1 DLI. The RN Corvette HMS Salvia which rescued over a hundred of those aboard was also subsequently sunk, with all hands. A small number of other survivors were rescued by the destroyer HMS Heythrop. The circumstances of Shuntien's sinking, by U-559, are described on these external websites:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Shuntien_(1934)
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http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1234.html
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Gayford, Fus Arthur Henry, 4464086. Died serving with 1st Bn Lancashire Fusiliers, aged 29. Son of Fredric Arthur and Eleoner Gayford, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham; husband of Christina Gayford, of West Hartlepool. Kirkee War Cemetery, India, 3 F 15.Sunderland Echo 20/11/43, p 7: 'Pte A Mill (31), DLI, 4 Croft Avenue, reported missing in the Middle East.'
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Keith, L/Cpl Ralph Alfred, 4464087. Died 21/11/42, serving with Pioneer Corps, age not recorded. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born Newcastle-upon-Tyne, enlisted Newcastle-upon-Tyne. La Reunion War Cemetery, Algeria, 5 B 1.
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Kirton, Tpr Peter Martin, 4464090. Died 13/4/44, serving with 1st Bn The Glider Pilot Regiment, aged 27. Son of George and Mary Douglas Kirton, of South Shields, husband of Martha Kirton, of South Shields. South Shields (Harton) Cemetery, Sec 4, Grave 2782.
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Mill, Pte A, 4464097, DLI. Stalag 4F, POW No 261712. Sunderland Echo 20/11/43, p 7: 'Pte A Mill (31), DLI, 4 Croft Avenue, reported missing in the Middle East.'
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Sunderland Echo, 8/12/43, p 4: 'previously reported missing, now know to be a prisoner of war in Germany.'
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Miller, Pte James, 4464098. Died 23/4/44, serving with 2 DLI, aged 24. Son of John William and Christine Miller. Rangoon Memorial, Face 17.
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Pape, Pte Horace George Crawford, 4464108. Died between 2/11/42 and 4/11/42, serving with 6 DLI, aged 30. Son of George Crawford Pape and Georgina Barbara Pape, of Blyth, Northumberland. El Alamein War Cemetery, XIII G 14.
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Reynolds, Cpl Richard, 4464113. Died 25/1/46, DLI (battalion not specified by CWGC), aged 25. Son of David Pebles Reynolds and Harriet Reynolds, of North Shields. Previously a POW at Stalag 4B, POW No 261372. Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery, Sec K, Grave 14527.
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Gee, Gnr Walter Vere, 4464116. Died 6/4/43, serving with 73 Anti-Tank Regiment, RA, aged 27. Son of Walter Vere Gee and Martha Jane Gee; husband of Mary Agatha Gee, of Blaydon, Co Durham. Tripoli War Cemetery, 6 D 16. 'Died of wounds.' NEXT PAGE
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