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This green commemorative plaque records: Leonard Ellis Leonard was the first civilian killed on British soil during WWI during the German bombardment of the town on 16th December 1914. Leonard worked as a porter here which was the Clare and Hunt Chemist shop. Leonard died at the corner of South Street outside the shop aged 47. Recorded plaque organisation: From Scardeburg to Scarborough - Museum of Scarborough Social History.
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