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Rank & Name
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Gunner Harry Frank Deakin
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Unit
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No. 896645, 273 Battery, 69 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
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How & When Died
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Died, 12 July 1941
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Age, if known
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20 years
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Next of Kin details
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Eldest son of Harry and Mary Deakin, of 'Fairholm', Main Street, Scholes, Leeds.
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Commemoration Details
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Buried in the Churchyard of All Saints Church, Barwick in Elmet, Leeds. Section 2, Grave 8.
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Other Information / Remarks
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Harry Deakin died in Seacroft Hospital, York Road, Leeds. At the time it was a military hospital, but had been specially built
at the turn of the 19th/20th century as an infectious diseases hospital, a role it retained until recent years.
His funeral was held at Scholes Church (now the Church Hall) on Wednesday 16 July 1941.
He was the grandson of Mr & Mrs F. Jowett
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Photographs
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Remembering the Fallen of Two Villages on the Eastern Fringes of Leeds.
Site built by Nigel Marshall
Copyright 2006-7
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