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Surname |
Forename/s |
Rank |
Service Number |
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STORRY |
Benjamin Watson |
Private |
32257 |
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Place of birth |
Age |
Regiment / Ship |
Date of death |
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Filey |
37 |
‘B’ Company, 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regt. |
Sun. 12th Aug. 1917 |
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Last known military action |
Location of death |
Cause of death |
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Killed in action |
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Cemetery/ Memorial |
Plot/Plaque |
Country |
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Gorre British & Indian Cemetery |
IV.E.3. |
France |
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Known family |
Family details |
Town of origin |
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Emily Storry (nee Hunter)(Wife) |
Family resided at 22, Providence Place |
Filey |
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Decorations |
UK memorials commemorated on |
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Filey town memorial, St. Oswalds church memorial |
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Notes |
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Previously played outside left for Filey Town Football Club and had also played for Scarborough Football Club.Enlisted in Beverley. Had poor hearing and eyesight but felt that it was his duty to serve, and therefore did not apply to be exempted from military service. |
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