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Bates, Pte Isaiah, D/10579, 13th (Home Defence) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. |
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Died 20/6/40. aged 48, 'due to bombing operations at the Cassels Works, South Site, ICI Billingham'. Buried at Hartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery. Probably the first air raid casualty from Thornley. News item 28/6/40 (reporting burial). |
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Bates, Pte Isaiah |