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Jun 12, 2018 dear all, i previously served as a royal engineer soldier for 23 12 years leaving in dec 1999. Description a 1920s sphinx pocket watch by h williamson ltd. Around 1895, williamson acquired the small factory of charles huton errington in coventry and two years later bought the remnants of the english watch company, including the machinery to make both front and backplates. So begins a period of continuous movement from village to village, backwards and forwards, with attacks and counterattacks see anne williamson s henry williamson and the first world war for full details in preparation for the attack on the hindenburg line, commencing on 3 may. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names.
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