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UK, Police Gazette, 1916-1918
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UK, Police Gazette, 1916-1918
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Full Name
Watkins
Birth Place
Bunklow, Warwickshire
Incident Details
Deserter or Absentee from His Majesty's Service
Incident Date
1 May 1917
Service Number
3393
Enlistment Date
17 Aug 1914
Enlistment Place
Pendleton
Offence Date
22 Mar 1917
Offence Place
Bury
Trade
Labourer
Volume
XXXIII No.3305
Service
British Army
Primary Unit
Lancashire Fusiliers
Archive Reference
Police Gazette_May_1917
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
unit
Lancashire Fusiliers
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Publication Title
UK, Police Gazette, 1916-1918
Content Source
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Last Updated
28/10/2023
Description
To assist in the apprehension of people who had deserted, or been absent from His Majesty’s Service, their details were circulated via the Police Gazette. This publication was released twice a week to all police stations across the British Isles.
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