The story
Abell A Tatum, Sapper served with Royal Engineers, 24 Mechanical Equipment Sec..
Service number: '2139570'. Date of death: 1944-08-11. Age: 28. Country: France.
Buried at Ranville War Cemetery, grave reference III. E. 8..
SON OF EDWARD AND MARGARET TATUM, OF LEIGH, LANCASHIRE; NEPHEW OF MRS. E. GILL, OF LEIGH.
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