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Sarah, Your G Grandfather, my Grandfather, Joined the Royal Garrison Artillary in Manchester on the 2nd November 1914, the day of the birth of my father, his son. He served with the RGA in Gibraltar for some time. He left the RGA and transferred to the RWF 10th Battalion in May 1916 before he fell in Delville Wood on the 20th July 1916. By coincidence his G Grandaughter was also born on the 2nd November. Jonathan Reply

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