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Manx Genealogy Archive 1

Re: John J. Shimmin & Margaret Kathleen Kelly

the 1918 death is SHIMMIN, Private John Joseph, Royal Engineers killed on September 19th, 1918. — 5 Allan Street, Douglas
see http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/manx/exans/rh1_1918.htm

the ROH at http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/manx/fulltext/gw1922/apx1.htm
has
Shimmin, John Joseph, Sapper, Royal Engineers.
Shimmin, John, Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery.
so by implication the 1916 is likely to be Royal G. A