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|Surname and forenames=Routledge William Blair
|Army number=913440
|Rank=Bombardier
|Decorations=None known so far.
|Date of birth=Possibly 1919 in Sunderland - mother's maiden surname Gibson.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.  To School of Motor Mechanics, 8/3/1940.  Served B.E.F.?   Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Served Malaya.  Recovered from Japanese PoW Camp and repatriated.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Not yet known.
|Promotions=No further promotions known of.
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Yes.  Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet specifically identified.
|Home address=Lived at 1 Fern Street, Millfield.  Possible marriage to Harriet Peacock in Sunderland Q4 1946.  To be confirmed.
}}