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War
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WW1
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Rank
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Private
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Initial 1
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A
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Initial 2
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Initial 3
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Forename (s)
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Albert John
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Surname
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Tyrrell
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Award for Gallantry
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Citation from the London Gazette
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On War Memorial
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Yes
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On Porch Triptych
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Yes - but Surname spelled 'Tyrell'
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Other
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Born
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London
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Enlisted
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Weston-Super-Mare
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Residence
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How died
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Died
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Theatre
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at Sea
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Rank
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Private
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Regiment/service
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Royal Army Medical Corps
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Unit text
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NO RECORD
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Age
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NO RECORD
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Date of Death
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04/05/1917
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Additional Info
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NO RECORD
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Service #
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97121
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Grave/
Memorial Reference
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NO RECORD
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Grave/Memorial
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SAVONA MEMORIAL
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Biographical Info
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On 4 May 1917, the Hired Transport "Transylvania", proceeding to Salonika with reinforcements, was sunk by torpedo off Cape Vado, a few kilometres south of Savona, with the loss of more than 400 lives.
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Research Info
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Wells Cathedral memorial book : Private RAMC : Within the cemetery is the SAVONA MEMORIAL, which commemorates a further 275 casualties who died when the "Transylvania" went down, but whose graves are not known. No Obvious 1901 census matches, No Alberts anywhere near Somerset and no matches to those in Somerset.
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