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Groby, Leicestershire
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The War Memorial for Groby, Leicestershire, in the Church of St Philip and St James
The War Memorial for Groby, Leicestershire, in the Church of St Philip and St James
(Photo : Richard Roberts <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

The War Memorial tablet with the names of 24 local men who fell in the First World War inside the Church of St Philip and St James, Groby (Leicestershire).
Included on the tablet is the name of one soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment, Private John Henry Overton.

Private John Henry Overton. 29803. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 32144 Notts & Derby Regt. Son of John and Ada Overton, Chapel Hill, Groby, Leicester. Killed 27 May 1918. Aged 25.
Born Groby (Leicester), Enlisted Leicester, Resided Chapel Hill (Groby).
Commemorated on the SOISSONS MEMORIAL.

The Church of St Philip and St James, Groby (Leics)
The Church of St Philip and St James, Groby (Leics)
(Photo : Richard Roberts <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

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