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The Great War History Hub Researching the history of World War l relating to Whitchurch, Shropshire 15 June 2025
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Tag Archives: East Kent Regiment

William Edward Hancock

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Personal Details Born: 22 June 1898 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Surname also spelled Hancocks. Family: He was the eldest of three children born to Edward Hancocks, a labourer, and his wife Elizabeth. He married Elsie M Peake in 1933 in Whitchurch …

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Tags: Army Service Corps, East Kent Regiment, Hancock, The Buffs

Matthew Kavanagh

Born in Nantwich, Cheshire in 1885, the eldest son of Patrick and Emma Kavanagh. Husband of Mary (nee Green) Kavanagh, of 49 Rowley Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, and father of Edward, Henry Patrick and Pat. Matthew had been employed by Higgins …

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Tags: East Kent Regiment, Kavanagh, Memorials, Whitchurch Memorial

Frank Viggor

The Great War History Hub Whitchurch, shropshire - War dead missing image

Born in Over, Cheshire in 1879, the second son of Joseph and Sarah Viggor. Frank lodged at 8 Richmond Terrace, Station Road, Whitchurch before moving close by to Laurel Mount in Station Road. He was an ironmonger with a shop …

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Tags: East Kent Regiment, Memorials, Viggor, Whitchurch Memorial

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