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ROBERT ALWYN JACK
BORN STOCKTON, DURHAM 1894. SON OF CHARLES & (MARGARET) ANNIE JACK, OF 50 THE AVENUE, WALLSEND, DURHAM AND 87, JALLAND STREET, HULL. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. SON OF A DRAUGHTSMAN. HE LIVED IN HULL, WHERE HE WORKED AN AN APPRENTICE MARINE ENGINEER.
HE ENLISTED IN SOUTH SHIELDS. JOINED THE 23RD DIVISION, ARMY CYCLIST CORPS. SERVED IN FRANCE, AS PRIVATE, 14328, 9TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. KILLED AT THE SOMME, ON 07/10/1916, AGED 22.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, FRANCE.
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