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Offline Blairvadach

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Re: Help finding great grandfather in WWI records
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 19 March 23 09:04 GMT (UK) »
You could try the Great War forum. It’s helped me out.

https://www.greatwarforum.org/
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Re: Help finding great grandfather in WWI records
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 19 March 23 17:00 GMT (UK) »
Why would Gerard
 be Commemorated on Newton-le-Willows Memorial Plaque of the Dead in WW1
if he didn't Die until July 1966 ?
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Re: Help finding great grandfather in WWI records
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 19 March 23 22:47 GMT (UK) »
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He died on 17 July 1966 and is commemorated on the Newton-le-Willows Garden of Rememberance Wall Plaque, which definitely suggests that he did indeed serve in WWI.

Looking at the cemetery records on Findagrave, I rather suspect that the Garden of Remembrance Wall Plaques are to commemorate cremations, and have no connection to military service in WW1 or any other era.
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