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Offline wiseowljj

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« on: Friday 17 October 08 23:11 BST (UK) »
Thought this might be of interest to someone.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/7671583.stm
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A search is on for descendants of a World War I veteran who has been given a gravestone 91 years after he died.


Herbert Taylor is believed to have been the first WWI soldier buried with full military honours in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, in 1917.

However, a headstone was never paid for and a local historian believes this was because his family moved away.

Prestatyn Town Council, which paid for the stone, wants any relatives to attend a church service on Saturday.
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Offline Martin Briscoe

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« Reply #1 on: Monday 20 October 08 11:00 BST (UK) »
It seems that he came from Cardiff so I will post the links to the BBC item and Daily Post on the Glamorgan area.

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