Information from the Roll of Honour
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Parish
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Surname
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Initials
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Award
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Rank
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Ship or Regiment
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Place of Death
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Date of Death
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Exeter
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Clapp
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Harry
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Pte.
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4th Dragoon Gds
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France
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6
January
1916
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An asterisk * in the Place of Death indicates an hospital death
A double asterisk ** in the Place of Death indicates the record is annotated with Missing
Further Information from Contributors
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RoH Ref.
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2903
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Forename
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Harry
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Surname
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Clapp
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Rank or Rating
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Service Number(s)
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10139
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Father
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Henry Clapp
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Mother
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Rosina (nee Sparkes)
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Wife
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Florence Lucy (nee Edmunds)
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Date of Birth
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21
April
1896
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Where Born
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Exeter, Devonshire
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Date Baptised
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7
May
1896
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Ship or Regiment
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4th Dragoon Guards
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Date of Death
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7
January
1916
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Place of Death
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Grave or Memorial
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Remarks
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All records point to him being 18 when he married Florence and the same age when he enlisted although Attestation papers have him as 21.
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Contributor
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PB, Sue Jackson