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John Bastable

Private

Service No. 20705

Age 34

Died on 24 August 1916

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Somme, France

Son of John and Elizabeth Bastable, of Redicap Heath Rd., Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.

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Henry Harrison

John, O valiant heart, who to your glory came through dust and ashes …your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

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Thank you to all who lost their lives to save our countries. You will always be remembered.

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John, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, although so many of our comrades must have been blown t...

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