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The Place Where The First Soldier Was Killed On British Soil

THIS TABLET MARKS THE PLACE 
WHERE THE FIRST SHELL FROM THE 
LEADING GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER 
STRUCK AT 8-10A.M. ON THE 
16TH OF DECEMBER 1914 
AND ALSO RECORDS THE PLACE WHERE 
(DURING BOMBARDMENT) 
THE FIRST SOLDIER WAS KILLED 
ON BRITISH SOIL BY ENEMY ACTION 
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

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