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The names of 197 local men who lost their lives in World War I are
inscribed on the bells of the Memorial Community Church in Plaistow. They are our local heroes

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William George Hollock

Private
Royal Fusiliers
Born
Stratford - 1896
Died
France and Flanders - 7 October 1916
Age
20
Death
Killed in action
Served in
Royal Fusiliers
Awards
British War Medal & Victory Medal
Memorials
Unknown
Lived
Plaistow

William George's story

Bell has W Hollock.

Thanks to Debbie Hardy for getting in touch with information – William Hollock was her great-grandmother’s cousin.

Service Number
5887
Mother
Alice (nee Jones)
Father
William
Spouse
Unknown
Buried
Thiepval Memorial, France
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