Roll of Honour - Lincolnshire

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RAND WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Bill Ball 2006

There is one plaque in the parish church of St Oswald's bearing the name of one man only. It is fairly self descriptive.

IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF

JOHN BENJAMIN CATLIN,
SON OF
JOHN & ADA CATLIN
OF RAND.
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE IN THE
GREAT EUROPEAN WAR,
OCTR. 21ST. 1918.
AGED 19 YEARS.
HE DIED FOR FREEDOM.

CATLIN

John Benjamin

Private 42449, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st October 1918. Aged 19. Born Bullington, enlisted Lincoln, resident Rand. Son of Mr. J. E. & Mrs. A. M. Catlin of Roud, Wragley (sic - Wragby), Lincoln. Formerly 3/17851, Lincolnshire Regiment. Buried in MONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 31.

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