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Gnr. J. W. Precious

Name & Rank	Gunner James William Precious
Unit	No. 263046, "C" Battery, 256th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
How & When Died	Died of wounds, 10 November 1918.
Age, if known	26 years.
Next of Kin details	Husband of Mrs J.A. Precious, of Chapel View, Main Street, Scholes.
Commemoration Details	Buried in Cement House Cemetery, Langemarck, Belgium. Plot XVII, Row B, Grave 19.
Other Information / Remarks	Mrs Precious was one of the original members of the St John's Ambulance Nursing Cadet Corps, which was set up in the village in the 1930's under the direction of Dr Bean.
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