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Offline johnboy

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« on: Tuesday 01 April 08 15:52 BST (UK) »
Does anyone know it meant to be posted to the X list?
Could it be the person was a POW?
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk


Brompton: Burn, Winn
Bedale: Caygill,Auton
Greenock: Wilson, Crawford, Gillies, Blue & others

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Re: X List
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 03 April 08 00:50 BST (UK) »
Sorry...Missed this one!


X list...this was to account for personnel who became temporarily non effective overseas, so he could have been a returning PW
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