Need information about unknow soldier

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: Sorry for my bad english... (I'm french) : One of my cousin, found on the archive in France a death certificate of an unknow man who was found dead on a french beach in Finistère (France)in 1918 : There is a lot of chance that this man was an english soldier. : Me and my cousin want to "give a name" for this man who died during the first world war... : I send you the copy of the death certificate. : "On the 21. July 1918 was found on the beach an unknown body, which is supposed to be an stranded english officer, male, about 40., strong build and taller than the ordinary, shaved face, almost bald, brown haired on the occipital part of the skull. He was dressed with : : - a life jacket made of gray yellow lining cloth, with copper press-studs marked "Made in England" : - a second jacket made of marine blue sheet, with two rows of four golden buttons, wearing an eagle surmonted with a cap marked "Gibres L 1" at the obverse : - a fine white sheet shirt with fake turned-down collar marked number 816 : - a black silk tie : - a dark gray sheet trousers : - dark green socks : - a shoe with rubber tread type Richelieu : - fine cellular linen underpants : He was holding a bronze signals pistol, trademark Webley Soff 2d London Birmingham 116, numbered 28390, and he was holding a rocket and a threaded iron canister." : After some research I think that this soldier is a soldier from the "Royal Naval Air Service" (I could say that because the buttons with the eagle and the crown is the buttons of the RNAS, but I am not sure...) : If you could help us to know who is this soldier who dead far from home... and/or say me who can help us... : Do you know what the number 816 on the shirt is ? I don't find nothing about a 816 squadron, or anything else... : : I have create a web site (in french) where I write all I found. : http://inconnu-du-guilvinec.blogspot.com/ : Thank you a lot for me and especially for this soldier. : : Eric



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