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Victor Hubert Thornton
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Captain

abt. 1887
24 October 1918
31
9th (Northumberland Hussars) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Bermerain Communal Cemetery, France
Son of the Rev. Edward Thornton (late Vicar of Ancroft),
and Lila Thornton,
of Corbridge, Northumberland.
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John Percival Fryer
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1893
22 March 1918
25
8th Bn. Border Regiment
Arras Memorial, France
Son of George K. and Frances Fryer,
of Birkenshaw Colleries, Gomersal, Leeds.
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Thomas Brown Bradley
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Serjeant
22/310
Military Medal

10 April 1918

22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium
Military Medal
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J. Callaghan (Probably)
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Serjeant
25/862

24 October 1918

9th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Romeries Communal Cemetery, France
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Robert Dickinson
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Lance Serjeant
15788
abt. 1893
25 September 1915
22
6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of William and Mary Dickinson,
of 6, Avenue Terrace, Dinnington Colliery, Northumberland.
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James Elliott
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Serjeant
17158

15 August 1916

6th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment
Thiepval Memorial, France
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Samuel Gleaves
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Serjeant
200424
abt. 1894
11 April 1918
24
1st/4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium
Son of John Andrew Gleaves,
of 21, Sycamore St., Newcastle-on-Tyne.
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William Jacques
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Serjeant
20/186
Military Medal

27 April 1917

20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Arras Memorial, France
Military Medal
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C. B. Long
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Serjeant
14813

20 September 1917

13th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium
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Thomas Scott
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Serjeant
1839
Military Medal
abt. 1892
15 September 1916
24
"C" Coy. 1st/4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Isaac and Annie Scott,
of Cherry Cottage, Whittington, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Military Medal
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Horace Bakewell
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Corporal
23/444
Military Medal and Bar

29 April 1917

23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Arras Memorial, France
Military Medal
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Thomas Casey
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Corporal
19/247
abt. 1887
31 October 1917
30
19th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium
Son of John and Elizabeth Casey,
husband of Elizabeth S. Casey,
of I, Darrell Street, Dinnington Colliery, Northumberland.
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John William Davidson
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Corporal
20/737
abt. 1893
01 July 1916
23
20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of the late John and Ellen Davidson,
of Dinnington,
husband of Ethel Emery (formerly Davidson),
of 64, Jubilee Terrace, Annitsford, Dudley, Northumberland.
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George Bell Dixon
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Corporal
376825
abt. 1899
12 November 1918
19
2nd/10th Bn. Royal Scots
Archangel Allied Cemetery, Russia
Son of Thomas and Margaret J. Dixon,
of School House, Dinnington Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Buried Semenovka (Bereznik) Cem. Extension.
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J. Scott (Probably)
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Corporal
8477
abt. 1886
27 April 1918
32
15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium
Husband of P. Keenan (formerly Scott),
of 15, Brook St., West Hartlepool.
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?. Simm (Probably T. A. Simm)
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Corporal
268224

30 March 1918

6th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France
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William Charles Wood
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Corporal
28390

25 March 1918

9th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Arras Memorial, France
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John Shields
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Lance Corporal
200425

15 September 1916

1st/4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
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James Straughan
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Lance Corporal
19/1040
abt. 1892
18 September 1918
26
22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Houchin British Cemetery, France
Son of Adam and Mary J. Straughan,
of Eastern Way, Darras Hall, Ponteland, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Native of Hazlerigg, Northumberland.
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Mark Leck Watson
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Lance Corporal
18/697
abt. 1895
01 September 1916
21
"C" Coy. 18th (Pioneer) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Peake Wood Cemetery, Fricourt, France
Son of William Leck Watson and Margaret Watson,
of 13, Single Row, Dinnington Colliery, Dudley, Northumberland.
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Robert William Straughan
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Leading Seaman
Tyneside Z/348
abt. 1897
01 September 1918
21
63rd Machine Gun Bn. R. N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Wancourt British Cemetery, France
Son of Adam and Mary J. Straughan,
of Eastern Way, Darras Hall, Ponteland, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Native of Dinnington Colliery, Northumberland.
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R. Smart
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Able Seaman
Tyneside Z/6922

25 January 1917

Drake Bn. R. N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
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James Wight
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Able Seaman
Tyneside Z/324
abt. 1895
01 March 1917
22
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H. M. S. "Pheasant"
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, UK
Son of Joseph and Rachel Ann Wight,
of Darell St., Dinnington Colliery, Northumberland.
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J. Gibson (Probably)
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Able Seaman
Tyneside Z/352

13 November 1916

Hawke Bn. R. N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France
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?. ?. Gregor
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Able Seaman




Royal Naval Division

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?. ?. Harris
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Royal Navy

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John E. Laverick
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Sapper
463156

27 May 1918

50th (Northumbrian) Signal Coy. Royal Engineer
Soissons Memorial, France
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Norman Lusher
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Gunner
55317
abt. 1894
13 August 1918
24
13th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Wavans British Cemetery, France
Son of William and M. J. Lusher,
of 37 Palmerston St., South Shields,
husband of Mary Ellen Lusher,
of 10, Addison Rd., Lemington, Northumberland.
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A. N. Robinson
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Gunner
64299

01 April 1917

112th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France
Husband of J. Batey (formerly Robinson),
of 73, Park Terrace, Wideopen, Sexton Burn, Northumberland.
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J. Allan
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Private
4069
abt. 1896
05 June 1916
20
"B" Coy. 1st/5th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
Son of John Locke Allan and Eliza Allan,
of 6, Walter St., Dinnington Colliery, Dudley, Northumberland.
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A. Blacklock
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Private
1765

27 April 1915

4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Belgium
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W. Bowman
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Private




Northumberland Fusiliers

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G. W. Bradley
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Private
75210
abt. 1886
30 September 1918
32
91st Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps
La Baraque British Cemetery, Bellenglise, France
Son of the late C. and I. Bradley,
of Dinnington Colliery,
husband of Isa A. Bradley,
of 11, Co-operative Terrace, Dinnington Colliery, Northumberland.
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H. Burn (Probably)
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Private
461036

10 September 1918

447th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Belgium
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William Cormack
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Private
12753

07 August 1915

8th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
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Ralph Crozier (Probably)
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Private
1767

15 September 1916

1st/4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
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R. Crozier (Probably)
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Private
20/1019
abt. 1895
01 July 1916
21
20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Robert Cassels Crozier and Alice Wardle Crozier.
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R. E. Crozier (Probably)
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Private
19/1190

11 July 1916

19th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Albert Communal Cemetery, France
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William D. Gardner
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Private
1769
abt. 1895
24 May 1915
20
"B" Coy. 1st/4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of John and Jane Anne Gardner,
of 6, Augusta Terrace, Dinnington Colliery, Dudley, Northumberland.
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John William Gowans (Probably)
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Private
2812
abt. 1877
02 May 1915
38
1st/6th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Seghill (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Northumberland, UK
Son of Robert and Jane Gowans,
husband of Annie Hunter (formerly Gowans),
of 3, Cross Row, New Hartley, Northumberland.
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John Gowans (Probably)
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Private
12747
abt. 1889
03 October 1915
26
13th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Loos Memorial, France
Son of John and Margaret Gowans,
husband of Mary Nicholson (formerly Gowans),
of 25, Store St., Lemington-on-Tyne, Northumberland.
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J. McGuckin
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Private
32041
abt. 1888
20 July 1918
30
2nd/4th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Soissons Memorial, France
Husband of Margaret F. McGuckin,
of 33, Coach Lane, Hazelrigg, Dudley, Northumberland.
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William Hay
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Private
19260
abt. 1884
18 May 1917
33
8th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Grevillers British Cemetery, France
Husband of Isabella Robinson (formerly Hay),
of 42, Coach Lane, Hazelrigg, Dinnington Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
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John Thomas Heron (Probably)
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Private
20/414

05 June 1917

20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Arras Memorial, France
Husband of Rachel Heron,
of 26, Jesmond Terrace, Whitley Bay, Northumberland.
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R. W. Horner
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Private
19/653

05 May 1916

19th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France
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Arthur Johnson (Probably)
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Private
66532
abt. 1899
12 April 1918
19
1st/4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium
Son of William and Eleanor Edith Johnson,
of 18, Ashfield Rd., Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
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George Henry Lord
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Private
20/434

01 July 1916

20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
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Alfred Coulson Lord (Probably)
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Private (CWGC: Lance Corporal)
20/433

14 September 1918

22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Loos Memorial, France
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T. O. Moses
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Private
S/10379
abt. 1893
11 April 1917
24
2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France
Son of Thomas and Eleanor Isobel Moses,
of 11, Single Row, Dinnington Colliery, Northumberland.
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John Thomas Redfern
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Private
57722
abt. 1875
12 April 1917
42
Royal Army Medical Corps
Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania
Husband of Ann Redfern,
of 12, Windt St., Hazelrigg, Northumberland, England.
Born at Hazelrigg.
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Albert Schofield
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Private
3730
abt. 1895
15 September 1916
21
1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth A. Schofield,
of 15, Sinkers Row, Dinnington Colliery, Northumberland.
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Samuel Smith
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Private
23077

23 July 1916

1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
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Edward Semley Smith
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Private
3013
abt. 1896
15 September 1916
20
1st/4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Smith,
of 16, Walter St., Dinnington Colliery, Northumberland.
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William H. Wiles
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Private
39797
abt. 1893
02 October 1917
24
"C" Coy. 15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of George and Ellen Elizabeth Wiles,
of 10, South View, Hazelrigg, Dinnington Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
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?. Wood
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George Mills Bartle
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Leading Seaman
C/JX 155452

25 November 1941

Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Barham"
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, UK
Son of Stanley and Mary Bartle,
of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
For H. M. S. "Barham" see also "YouTube".

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Walter Hall
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Lance Corporal
4395545
abt. 1915
06 April 1943
28
6th Bn. Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment)
Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia
Son of John Mather Hall and Jane Hall,
of Dinnington Colliery, Northumberland.
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James Robert Tully
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Sergeant (Air Gunner)
1524686
abt. 1913
26 July 1943
30
77 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of Andrew and Janet Tully.
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