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My Uncle Willie

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CONTRIBUTOR

Joan Kathleen (nee Welsby)

DATE

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LANGUAGE

eng

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Europeana 1914-1918

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Contributor

europeana19141918:agent/d6af2899316b4a525e72b30247785011

Type

Story

Language

eng
English

Country

Europe

DataProvider

Europeana 1914-1918

Provider

Europeana 1914-1918

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

Language

mul

Agent

William Welsby | europeana19141918:agent/0096968ee6f398e44e02f6bc9b8cdbc5
Joan Kathleen (nee Welsby) | europeana19141918:agent/d6af2899316b4a525e72b30247785011

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2019-09-11T08:35:05.216Z
2020-02-25T08:38:48.372Z
2012-11-09 09:18:13 UTC
2013-04-08 14:38:09 UTC
2013-04-08 14:42:04 UTC

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