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• British Library 16 photos & illustrations
• Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection 7 photos & illustrations
• SDASM Archives 4 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 2 photos & illustrations
• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons 2 photos & illustrations
• OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons 1 photo / illustration
• IWM Collections 1 photo / illustration
• Cornell University Library 1 photo / illustration
• East Riding Archives 1 photo / illustration

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Gunner John Phelps Williams

from IWM Collections

• 10 older comments, and then…
• Historydevotee said:

  From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website:
  
  Name:WILLIAMS, JOHN PHELPS
  Initials:J P
  Nationality:United Kingdom
  Rank:Gunner
  Regiment/Service:Royal Field Artillery
  Unit Text:"B" Bty. 108th Bde.
  Age:18
  Date of Death:22/04/1917
  Service No:180009
  Additional information:Son of Clarence G. and Emily Williams, of 100, Victoria Avenue, Newport, Mon.
  Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead
  Grave/Memorial Reference:II. P. 15.
  Cemetery:MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, GRENAY

• weechookieburdie said:

  OMG he's only a boy. So sad. Hero.

• gill_faulds said:

  Just a baby really.So sad.RIP.

• IWM Collections said:

  Historydevotee Thank you for all your great work on this photo and many others in this set, we really appreciate it. This is exactly what we hoped people might do, so we are very grateful.
  
  We are going to be announcing a major project seeking everyone's help to uncover the life stories of those who served in the First World War.Watch out for announcements on:
  
  Our website www.1914.org
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  Thank you again.

• IWM Collections said:

  Thanks to everyone for your comments. If you have a spare minute, please light a light to help us remember those who died in the First World War, at www.1914.org/wall/

Tennis in Casino, Newport - V. Astor (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• swanq said:

  Probably Vincent Astor, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Astor, the "richest boy in the world" given his inheritance when his father died in the Titanic disaster.

• Wystan said:

  Another Bain/LOC photo from this sequence: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4036736337/in/p...

• Anne (LOC P&P) said:

  swanq and Wystan: Thanks for the additional information. We'll add it to the record next time we update.

War College - Newport (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• aware health said:

  Naval War College, that is: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_War_College

• XSPimages said:

  Coaster's Harbor Island