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Name	William BLOWS
Rank/Number	Private   CH/11790
Regiment	Royal Marine Light Infantry   ss 'Hunsbridge'
Enlisted
Age/Date of death	38      07 Sep 1917
How died/Theatre of war	Killed in action   at sea
Last known address	Frog Lane, Long Crendon
Cemetery	Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Known as Willie
Grave or Memorial Reference	25
Location of memorial	Long Crendon War Memorial
Date/Place of birth	22 Feb 1881      Royston, Herts
Date/Place of baptism	30 Apr 1882 Royston Herts
Pre-war occupation of Casualty	general labourer
Parents	William & Lucy Blower nee Mancer
Parent's occupation	agricultural labourer
Parents' Address (last known)
Wife	Florence Blows nee Warner later Gibson
Wife's Address (last known)	Long Crendon
Notes	ship torpedoed by German sub U-49 off Cape Spartel en route for Gibraltar

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