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Rflmn. J. Gow
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.27th September 1916)
Rifleman Gow died on 27th September 1916 and was buried in Aveluy Wood Cemetery (Lancashire Dump) Mesnil-Martinsart, Grave I.A.10.
Capt. Peter Flemming Gow MID, DSO
Indian Army Indian Medical Services
from:Dundee, Scotland
Peter Gow was commissioned into the Indian Medical Services. He landed in France with the Indian Expeditionary Force on the 26th of September 1914 as Medical Officer to the 16th and 17th Cavalry. He also served with the IEF in Mesopotamia from January 1916, between May and July he served as the Special Infectious Diseases Office on the staff of the 1st Army Corps, he was then appointed Staff Surgeon at 1st Army HQ.
He was Mentioned in Dispatches twice, on the 26th of June 1915 in France and on the 15th of August 1918 in Mesopotamia. He was awarded the DSO on the 27th of July 1916. His Citation Reads: For his gallantry on the 7th of April 1916 at Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on several occasions, notably when he took one end of a stretcher after three bearers had been hit, and brought in a wounded officer.
After the war Peter worked at Eden Hospital, Calcutta becoming a Professor of Midwifery. When he retired he moved back to Dundee.
Pte. William Gow
British Army 13th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
from:Glasgow
(d.29th Sep 1917)
William Gow was the eldest son of my Great Grandparents William Gow and Marion Holland. He was the eldest of 6 boys. Until the death of my Grandfather, no one knew about William. His mother suffered a stroke on hearing of his death and she died just six months later. His father William, never claimed his medals and they were returned to the War Office under Kings regulations in 1923.
William was just 16 years old when he enlisted after Kitchener's appeal for volunteers. At 17 years of age he was deployed on the Western Front in July 1915. In the Autumn he fought in the Battle of Loos over Hill 70. Moving deeper into the Somme, he fought in the battle of Flers-Courcelette and the capture of Martinpuich from the Germans in a surprise attack which rendered very few casualties and little resistance.
In 1917 his battalion played their part in the Spring Offensive, emerging from Wellington Cave tunnels in Arras heading toward Blangy in a hard fought battle which resulted in many casualties for the 13th Royal Scots. He survived this battle and little more is known except he died on 29/9/1917. Location and offensive unknown. His name is on the Faubourg D'Amiens British Military Memorial in Arras.
Somme map
Pte. William Rodger Gow
British Army 1st Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:Clydebank
(d.16th April 1917)
A hero’s story.
Private William Rodger Gow – service no. 40440, formerly of the Royal Scots – service no. 3673, age 33, 29th Division (the union division – one battalion from each home country - and last regular army unit to enter the war - under the command of Allenby), 1st Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers, died on 16th April 1917 digging a new trench near Monchy Le Preux, a few miles east of Arras in northern France. The following text outlines all that I can find out about his death and location of his grave, it includes the following excerpt from the regimental diary for the 1st KOSB on that day. Location, firing line:
At dawn A, D Coys moved forward and held the new line. All work during the day was ordered to widening fire-stepping and improving the trench. At night one Coy of the R. Irish Fus was placed at the disposal of the C.O. to dig the gap between A and D Coys thereby making a continuous line. The party moved forward at 8 pm under the order of Capt. Scott-Moncreiff. 1 Officer (slt J. Routledge) and 4 O.R. killed. 4 O.R. wounded.
The grave of 2nd Lieutenant John Routledge, age 21 and the other four soldiers who died that day recorded as being unmarked, none have a headstone with a name, and all are remembered only on the Arras memorial, Bay 6. The names of the O.R. (other ranks) were Pt. James Penman, age 20; Thomas Prentice, Company Serjeant Major MC, age 32; Pt. William Humphrey, age not noted; and W. R. Gow.
From the diary it is not clear whether the five men died during the day in sporadic incidents or en masse. His death could even have been related to the arrival of the Royal Irish Fusiliers at 8.00pm, when Capt. Scott-Moncreiff took over command of them. The family legend has it that W.R. Gow was a courier and was shot by a sniper. In speculation, perhaps he was sent with a message on behalf of Capt. Scott-Moncreiff from the Front Line to the HQ and was hit on his way. We will, I suspect, never know, although I wonder where this story emanated from?
Moreover, each daily entry in the diary concludes with a list of the day’s casualties, and only commissioned officers are named. It is therefore not necessarily the case that the noted event and the deaths are related. It is interesting though that this order is deliberately and specifically laid out by the author as there are very few other examples of individual commands in the rest of the diary.
The Commonwealth War Grave Commission reconfirms and tallies with the published obituary, below, as well as the diary entry. They show the full list of the names and dates as noted above. January 1917 was the coldest for many years, a short excerpt from the KOSB in the Great War by Captain Stair Gillon, gives a sense of challenges that this posed and sketches out the events leading up to the 16th on page 190 of the book:
‘The battalion was in for a rather trying time. Unless when actually working (under risky conditions) at a new firing trench nearly 600 yards in front of the one hitherto occupied or patrolling, they felt the cold in the absence of greatcoats and blankets. But the work was arduous and warming. After three nights’ digging and two days’ occupation and improvement, the battalion found itself in possession of a trench fully a mile long. The work and covering parties suffered casualties. Three second lieutenants were killed – D. H. Robertson and P.S. Mackay on 14th, and J Routledge on 16th. So was A/RSM Prentice, MC. O.R. casualties were continuous: 8 on 13/14th, 15 on 14th, 7 on 15th, 8 on 16th, 5 on 17th, 7 on 18th, and 8 on 19th April. 2nd Lieut. R.D. Peat had been wounded on the way up from Brown Line. To finish up, the relief was complicated in the extreme, no less than five battalions and two divisions occupying the sector.’ (Gillon, 1930)
Of note, almost all of the other men that died in the days before and after the 16th were buried in unmarked graves, except for - P.S. Mackay – who is now buried at Wancourt British Cemetery just a couple of miles south of Monchy. This is a large cemetery that was increased in size from and original 400 or so to 1500 plus and used as a place of consolidation. Most of the graves here were reburied from other smaller graves from the nearby area, the men of the 1st KOSBies who died on the 14th April are amongst them, searching on the CWGC website confirms this. It is as a consequence reasonable to imagine that the remains of W.R.Gow are also here in one of the unmarked graves. Almost half of the graves at Wancourt are unnamed. A particularly large percentage, which perhaps indicates and reinforces the comments in the books that Monchy was a very very tough battle. Stair Gillon’s foot note, which reads ‘The sights and smells of Monchy, with its dead horses and men, beggar description’, gives some sense of the tragedy of this place (Gillon, 1930, p. 190).
There is a chance that he may be at the actual Monchy Cemetery, which is closer, to the west of the town, but the general lack of KOSB graves there means it is less likely in my opinion. Particularly as the headstones are mainly Wessex and Canadian Soldiers who led the initial attack on horseback on the 11th April and were all but annihilated. As an aside, theirs is one of the most remarkable stories of the entire war, and resulted in one of the largest hauls of VCs in a single action ever.
The story also takes a somewhat unexpected turn when we look deeper at whom Capt C.K. Scott-Moncreiff was at that time and was to become. On the 23rd April he was very badly injured in the leg and played no further part in active service duties. A quick look at the life of Scott-Moncreiff provides a rather sensational surprise, to say the least, he turns out to be amongst other things a spy, and the original translator of Proust into the English language. His biography was published in 2014. It includes excerpts from his war diaries, and gives a good and rounded sense of what was going on at and around this time, albeit from a much more privileged perspective.
Returning to Monchy, it is also worth noting the comments of the Commander in Chief, Sir Douglas Haig in his Arras Despatch to the war office. He outlines the action on the 14th to 20th April below: On other parts of our line heavy counter-attacks developed on the 14th April, the most violent of which were directed against Monchy-le-Preux. The struggle for this important position (held by the 29th Division, Major-General Sir H. de B. de Lisle) was exceedingly fierce.
The enemy's attacks were supported by the full weight of his available artillery, and at one time parties of his infantry reached the eastern defences of the village. To the south and the north, however, our posts held their ground, and in the end the enemy was completely repulsed, with great loss.
These heavy German counter attacks were led by the elite Bavarian 3rd Infantry Division who outnumbered the 29th Division, which was made up of one battalion from each home nation, 3 to 1.
Finally, it is noted in W.R. Gow’s obituary that he was put forward for the Distinguished Conduct Medal for some extraordinary act of bravery in January 1917.
Mrs Gow, 21 Livingstone Street, Clydebank, has received information that her husband, Pte William Roger Gow (40440), KOSB, was killed by a sniper in France on April 16th. Pte. Gow, who was 33 years of age, was the eldest son of Mrs Gow, 35 Crown Avenue. He was a native of Renton, but had been resident in Clydebank for a good number of years. Prior to joining the colours on August 20, 1915, he was employed in dept. 17, the Singer Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Clydebank. He was well known as a prominent member of the Clydebank Burgh Band, in which he was a trombone player, and was one of the band who on numerous occasions distinguished themselves in the Scottish Championship contests. He is the fourth member of the band to fall. Pte. Gow had been at the front since August, 1916, and had seen a great deal of severe fighting. In January last he was recommended for the DCM, but nothing has since been heard of the matter. Of general unassuming disposition he was held in the highest of esteem by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, and the utmost sympathy will go out to Mrs Gow and her two children in their sad bereavement.
The DCM is a prestigious award which is ranked second only to the Victoria Cross. The action which was at the Somme on January 30th 1917 that W.R.Gow was involved is described in detail by Captain Stair Gillon, but I prefer to let you read the battalion diary entry for that day. 1 officer and 21 O.R. of the enemy were captured by B Coy in the morning. The party had come up to take over a position held by the 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers two days previously. They lost their way and in the morning were seen between our most advanced post and the old front line. Six men volunteered to go out and attack them. After getting round the Geremans and throwing a few bombs, the enemy surrendered (the enemy were more active than usual with the artillery). 12 men killed, 16 wounded off R.D. Smith wounded, 28 men sent to hospital 1 man returns from hospital. The B coy was relieved by the 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers and marches back to Carnoy Camp. Hot tea and rum was prepared for the B coy at Guillemont Camp and hot soup prepared on arriving at Carnoy.
2nd Lt. R.D. Peat, who we saw injured above at Monchy was the platoon commander of B Company. Stair Gillon notes on page 188 the captured men were dubbed “Peats Prussians”. The only member of the group that appears to have been given an award, which was in fact the DCM, for this act of bravery was the Company Serjeant Major James A. Battle.
Lt. Arthur Blackwood Gowan
British Army 1st/3rd Durham Field Company Royal Engineers
from:Newcastle
(d.14th Jul 1916)
Arthur Blackwood Gowan served as a Lieutenant in the 1st/3rd Durham Field Company, Royal Engineers. He was aged 19 when died on 14th July 1916. Son of Arthur Byram Gowan and Agnes Jane Gowan of 7 Brandling Park Newcastle, His father Arthur Byram Gowan was Managing Director of Palmer Shipbuilders in Jarrow.
Arthur is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, on the Palmer Cenotaph (north face) Jarrow. He is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow and at Christ Church in Jarrow. A ferry that crossed the River Tyne from Jarrow to Howdon was named after him, the A.B.Gowan.
T. M. Gowan
from:Jarrow
T. M. Gowan is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Gnr. Robert Handyside Gowans
Royal Garrison Artillery Tyneside Bty.
from:Blyth
Pte. Norman Stanley Gowar
South African Forces 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles)
(d.16th December 1914)
Private Gowar is buried in the Heuningspruit Cemetery, Free State, South Africa.
L/Cpl Robert Edwin Gowen
British Army A Coy 20th Btn Manchester Regiment
from:Leeds
(d.26th August 1916)
Robert Gowen was my wife's Great Uncle. He served with the 20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment in WW1. He died 26th of August 1916. I found the details above on the website of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Sister. Gower
Queen Alexandras Nursing Service No. 16 Stationary Hospital
Sister Gower served at No 16 Stationary Hospital, Le Treport and No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux.
L/Cpl. William John Gower
British Army 6th Battalian Wiltshire Regiment
from:Premier St, Nechells, Birmingham
(d.2nd July 1916)
William Gower served with the 6th Battalian Wiltshire and was attached to the 1st/1st Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry when he was killed on the second day of the Battle of the Somme. He was 21 years old, the son of George Frank and Harriet Gower of 20 Premier St., Nechells, Birmingham.
Pte. Harry Gowers
British Army 6th Btn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
from:17 May Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
(d.5th April 1917)
Harry Gowers died on 5th April 1917 and is commemorated on the Shaikh Saad Old Cem. Memorial in Iraq.
Pte. Arthur Gowling
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:4 Mildred Street, Darlington
(d.26th Oct 1916)
Arthur is listed as "Gowling, Arthur 4 Mildred Street Pte 18/66 18th DLI. Killed 26th of October 1916 at Sailly-aw-Bois." in the Roll of Honour held in Darlington Library, believed to have been complied by the Town Council in the 1920s. Edward Gowling of the same address is also listed on the same roll, Sergeant killed 19th Jul 1918 in France.
CWGC records Arthur was 21 years old and is buried in Sailly-au-Bois Military Cemetery. He was the son of John Thomas and Margaret Ann Gowling, of 4, Mildred St., Darlington, Co. Durham.
Pte. Edward Gowling
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.17th Jul 1918)
Also served att 6th West Yorks
Edward is listed as "Gowling, Edward 4 Mildred Street Sergt. 18th DLI. killed 19th Jul 1918 in France" in the Roll of Honour held in Darlington Library, believed to have been complied by the Town Council in the 1920s. Arthur Gowling of the same address is also listed on the same roll, Pte. Killed 26th of October 1916 at Sailly-aw-Bois.
CWGC records Edward was 21 years old and is buried in Sailly-au-Bois Military Cemetery. He was the son of John Thomas and Margaret Ann Gowling, of 4, Mildred St., Darlington, Co. Durham. Edward was reburied in Merville Communal Cemetery Extention on the 5th of September 1919. He was originally buried at map reference 36a.K.16.C.4.4. his grave being marked by a stake. He was initially identified as 'LXI 81 Sgt Castely DLI', and was found buried close to Pte 33578 Harris and Pte Cemeny of the Suffolk Regiment, both of whom had identify discs. They now lie beside him at Merville. The graves registration form has been corrected with Castely crossed out and Gowling written in by hand, also added is 18th Btn, and his service number 18/74. Date of death is hand written as 17-9-18. The first headstone shedule has Edward's details written by hand, his date of death is given as 17th of July 1918, most ofther headstone details on this page are typed.
Pte. William Gowman
British Army 1st Btn. Welsh Regiment
(d.2nd Oct 1915)
AB Arthur L "Red" Grab
US Navy USS Agamemnon
from:Haverstraw, NY
A. E. Grace
Royal Naval Division Nelson Btn
Pte Cliff Albert James Grace
British Army Mechanical Transport Royal Army Service Corps
from: Chambly, Oise, France
(d.15th December 1918)
Private Grace was the Son of John and Emily Grace, of Chambly, Oise, France. Born at Hayling Island, Hants.
He was 20 and is buried in the Madrid British Cemetery, IX. K. 16., Spain.
Pte. L. Grace
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Pte L. Grace signed an autograph book belonging to Nurse Macnab whilst being treated in Espomn War Hospital on 9th of September 1915.
Pte. Patrick "Paddy" Grace
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Dublin, Ireland
Patrick Grace was my paternal grandfather. Born in Dublin in 1893, he joined up in 1912 and served until 1921 after re-enlisting in 1919. I have a lovely photograph of him at the age of 19 in Royal Irish Fusiliers uniform at Dublin Castle. Handwritten on the back is 'Paddy age 19 at Dublin castle, gunshot wounds and broken collar bone'.
He re-enlisted in 1939 at the age of 47 and served for the whole of World War 2 as cookhouse staff. He married in 1924 and had 8 children. He died in 1954 in an accident at the silo works where he worked at Ringsend in Dublin at the age of 61. Very sad end for a brave man who survived both world wars with nothing more than shrapnel wounds and a broken collar bone. Although he died 10 years before I was born, I am very proud to call him my Grandad.
Pte. William Sanders Grace
British Army 2/4th Btn. East Kent Regiment
from:Birmingham
Details of William Grace's service are unknown except for his medal records, but like many men Billie did not discuss his time much. Photos indicate he served in the Signal Corps and was a certified instructor in signals and given rank of Lance Corporal. He was injured with a piece of shrapnel in his foot which he carried for the remainder of his life. In 1939, aged just 42, he died from septicaemia as the piece of shrapnel moved and caused blood poisoning. He left a wife a son of 7 years.
His souvenirs from the war include an Iron Cross (removed from a dead German officer) and his RF cap badge. The only story of the war that was passed on was how he lost he signet ring in the trenches before an advance. After a retreat he found himself back in the same place in the same trench and found his signet ring.
Sister Gracie
Queen Alexandras Nursing Service No 46 Stationary Hospital, Etaples
Pte. John Gracie
British Army 10/11th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:85 Deedes Street, Airdrie
(d.18th August 1916)
John Gracie was a father, grandfather and great grandfather who never saw his family grow.
Pte. Edward Grady
British Army 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Manchester
(d.27th Sep 1916)
Edward Grady was one of my great uncles, who died at the Battle of the Somme and is remembered with honour on the Thiepval Memorial.
Sgt. John Grady
British Army 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Collyhurst, Manchester
(d.9th January 1917)
John Grady was one my great uncles on my father's side. Although I have researched family history, sadly I have not discovered much about him. I hope someone is able to add to his story.
He is remembered with honour on the Basra Memorial.
On the 9th of January 1917 an attack by the Manchester's division across the river at Kit, the 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment got into the Turkish trenches and consolidated their position, the Turks counter attacked and a furious fight ensued. The trenches were held, but with severe casualties. John was one of them.
S/Sgt. Henry Frederick Graebe
British Army 2nd Eastern General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Rudgwick
Henry Graebe was the son of a German immigrant. He married a British wife and became a teacher. Henry was appointed assistant teacher in Rudgwick Council School, Sussex, some time before 1911.
He resigned to join the army in 1913. He served in the UK, some of the time at the 2nd Eastern General, and was sent overseas in 1916. Here he was injured, and was treated by plastic surgeon named Harold Gillies. He was discharged from the army in 1919. Henry subsequently married, had several children, and became headmaster of Itchingfield School near Horsham Sussex.
Mjr. Charles Henry Graffham
Royal Field Artillery 11th Division
from:Ipswich
Major Charles Henry Graffham served with the Royal Field Artillery in 11th Division.
2nd Cpl. Adam Graham
British Army 250th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers.
from:Sterling, Scotland
(d.15th June 1916)
2nd Cpl. Adam Graham
British Army 250th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers
from:Stiring
(d.15th Jun 1916)
Adam Graham was my great grandfather. He was a miner living in Stirling and joined up in September 1915. He was a tunneller with the Royal Engineers and was involved at the Messines Ridge near Kemmel, Belgium. On 10th June 1916 the Germans blew a mine above the tunnel in which my grandfather was working along with eleven other men. The tunnel was known as the Petite Bois. As a result of German action, the men were trapped at far end of the tunnel basically under the German front lines. The tunnel had collapsed behind them trapping them in the gallery. It took the rescue party six and a half days to get to them and by then eleven of the men were dead. There was one survivor who was able to tell the tale. My great grandfather died on 15th June 1916 and is buried along with his comrades side by side in Kemmel Chateau military cemetery. The Petite Bois tunnel was one of the mines blown a year later in June 1917. My great grandfather, Adam Graham, was 41 years of age and left a wife and five children. The oldest was my grandfather also Adam aged 16 who immediately joined up.
From Captain W.Grant Grieve's Tunnellers: "At 6.30 on the morning of 10th June 1916, the enemy fired two heavy mines at the shoulders of the salient just outside his own lines. Blue clay was exposed in both the craters indicating that the galleries from which they were blown were at a considerable depth. As was his practice, these craters were incorporated into his trench system, sniping and bombing posts and machine gun positions being constructed in the forward lips.
The northernmost of these blows was almost directly above our S.P.13 gallery, and was fraught with disastrous results to us. The main gallery between 1,250 feet and 1,500 feet was completely smashed in, and twelve unfortunate men working at or near the face were trapped, imprisoned in the confined space in the undamaged end of the gallery. Their predicament was desperate. Every breath they breathed poisoned the fetid, though precious, air so vital to their very existence…. Was there no hope of release? Must they all suffer the tortures of a lingering death in the utter darkness 100 feet below ground? There was just a chance, feeble enough, and the knowledge that their comrades would spare no efforts to effect their release no doubt gave them hope. Rescue and repair gangs were rushed to work with all possible speed, the miners gallantly working in frantic haste in an endeavour to release their entombed mates. It is traditional with miners that they never spare themselves or despair of rescuing their comrades. Night and day they strove with relentless determination amounting almost to a frenzy. For six and a half days they toiled with breathless energy, their half-naked bodies begrimed with clay and bathed with the sweat of exhaustion and anxiety, straining every muscle lest they should be too late. At last, it seemed an age, the broken ground was passed and a connection made to the undamaged gallery. By this time, however it was quite hopeless to expect to find the men alive. An eager search proved their worst fears to be only too well founded. Body after body was found-eleven in all. It was presumed that the twelfth man was buried under the fallen gallery. The workers were therefore withdrawn to allow the foul air to clear from the gallery.
Later they returned to the gallery, and to their utter amazement they discerned in the dim, uncertain light, something moving. This, they thought, surely must be supernatural. Under the circumstances they well may have been pardoned for showing some diffidence. But their apprehension was momentarily only; scarcely believing their eyes, they saw the sole survivor crawl back from a living grave.
This man, Sapper Bedson, told how the entombed men had collected at the broken end of the gallery, where a little air was coming through the air pipe which they had disconnected. They then began by turns to dig their way out. This effort they soon abandoned and spaced themselves along the gallery. Gradually, however, they were overcome by the foul air, and in three days all but one were dead. Bedson, however, was an experienced miner. He avoided the broken end, where heavy air accumulated, and lay by the face, which was a little higher. He comforted himself by the reflection that a party of coal miners were entombed for thirteen days and then rescued alive. He kept his head marvellously. His only food consisted of two army biscuits and a bottle of water. He dare not eat the biscuits nor drink the water. From time to time he rinsed out his mouth with water and returned it to the bottle. To keep himself warm he improvised a suit from sandbags. Every night he slept on a crude bed made by placing sandbags on a bogie truck, winding up his watch before retiring! And when after six and a half days he was rescued – hauled through a small hole in the broken ground – his first words were: “For God’s sake give me a drink! It’s been a damned long shift!” He was taken to the shaft on a mine stretcher placed on a bogie wagon in charge of the M.O. At the shaft he was rested for two hours. During this time his mind was quite clear and he could answer quite sensibly. Even then Bedson’s perils were not all over. As he was being carried down the communication trench he and his stretcher party had the narrowest of escapes from shell-fire!
Bedson had already his share of war’s scars. Wounded on this very front in 1914, after recovery he was sent to Gallipoli, where he was wounded again. Now, returning to Flanders – this time as a Tunneller – he had to undergo an ordeal grave enough to try the stoutest heart. Yet when he had recovered from his appalling experience, his first act was to volunteer to return to his old unit! It was rightly considered, however that he had done his bit, and he was given a job at the Base Depot."
Pte. Albert Graham
British Army 10th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:Burnley
(d.17th May 1916)
Albert Graham was killed in action on the 17th of May 1916, aged 20 and isburied in Bethune Town Cemetery, France. He was the son of John and Agnes Alice Graham, of 29 Tunnel St., Burnley.
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