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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Alwington
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Colwill
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John H.
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Sapr.
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R.E.
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E. Africa
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February
1918
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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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57
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Forename
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John Herbert
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Surname
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Colwill
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Rank or Rating
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Service Number(s)
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288331
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Father
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Richard Colwill
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Mother
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Mary (nee Headon)
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Wife
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Date of Birth
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1899
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Where Born
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Alwington, Devonshire
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Date Baptised
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Ship or Regiment
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Royal Engineers, Lines of Communications Signal Company
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Date of Death
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27
February
1918
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Place of Death
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Grave or Memorial
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Remarks
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Contributor
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PB, Graham Parnell