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of Thankful Villages , 53 villages and towns in England Wales out of 1186 in which every single military personnel survived WW1. Fourteen are doubly thankful , having also not lost a single soldier during WW2.

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Fun Fact: of ‘Thankful Villages’, 53 villages and towns in England & Wales out of 1186 in which every single military personnel survived WW1. Fourteen are ‘doubly thankful’, having also not lost a single soldier during WW2.

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