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Gnr. C. Archer

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Gnr. G. H. Archer

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Archway V2 attack, 1944

The bomb landed at the junction of Boothby, Giesbach and Grovedale Roads, with residents from the adjacent St John’s Way also suffering in the attack. 35 adults and children died, and 219 were inju...

Event, Tragedy

Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust

First registered as a UK charity in 1990. Founder and Chair R. J. Wren. Activities given: "Creates memorials on behalf of Arctic (WWII) campaign veterans which includes "living memorials"."

Group, History, Russia

men and women killed in the WW2 Arctic Convoys

Thousands of men and women died in the Arctic Convoys,1941-5. WW2DB gives these stats: "In total, 104 Allied merchant ships were sunk with the arctic convoys, along with 18 warships; 829 merchant ...

Group, Russia

William Arends

Pilot Officer William Albert Arends was born in Bottineau, North Dakota, USA, the eldest of the eight children of Harm A. Arends (1893-1979) and Pearl Frances Arends née McKeen (1897-1989). The fam...

Person, USA

Algernon Aubrey Aris

Algernon Aubrey Aris was born on 2 September 1909 in Hoxton, London, the eighth of the nine children of Francis John Aris (1875-1914) and Eliza Aris née Fitzgibbon (1876-1933). His birth was regist...

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Sheila M. Aris

Sheila M. Aris was born on 2 August 1937, the daughter of Algernon Aubrey Aris (1909-1940) and Violet Florence Aris née Higginbottom (1906-1940). Her birth was registered in the Islington registrat...

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Violet Florence Aris

Violet Florence Higginbottom was born on 30 March 1907 in Finsbury, one of at least four children of Walter Edward Higginbottom (1882-19280 and Florence Emily Higginbottom née Walker (b.1882). Her ...

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E. W. Armer

Surbiton man killed serving in WW2.

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