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We remember Richard Popham Spurway
We remember Richard Popham Spurway
Timeline
Timeline
1890
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Somerset Light Infantry
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service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Somerset Light Infantry attached Hampshire Regiment
2nd Battalion
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1915
death
Drowned
Turkey
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13th August 1915
burial
Turkey
Panel 47
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Richard Popham |
| Initials | RP |
| Last Name | Spurway |
| Source | 4216429 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Somerset Light Infantry | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Somerset Light Infantry attached Hampshire Regiment | 2nd Battalion | Second Lieutenant |
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2nd Lieut R P Spurway2nd Lieut. Richard Popham Spurway, (1890-1915), photo from Sherborne School, UK, Book of Remembrance for former pupils who died in the First World War, 1914-1918. More detail at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sherborneschoolarchives/9339756849/
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Ann39898 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Andrew13060 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Andrew13060 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Andrew13060 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| 2nd Lieut R P Spurway | Nigel21021 | |
| Heathfield War Memorial | Andrew13060 |
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