Newspaper Index

We have started indexing people mentioned in the pages of the Rugby Advertiser from August 1914 onward.
It is only of Rugby men involved in the fighting and as well as deaths, it includes men wounded or missing, as well as awards or promotions.
So far we have indexed from August 1914 to June 1915.

It will be completed in due course to include the whole period.

Surname Forename Year of death Rank Unit Notes Date of Newspaper
ADAMS George Stopford 1915 Major 1st Btn, Lancashire Fusiliers KIA. Ansty Hall 1915 May 29
ADAMS Willie Private 3rd Warwickshire Regt POW. Letter about. Dunchurch 1915 Feb 27
ALTREE Harry 1915 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifles KIA. So Mr & Mrs J Altree, 3 Boughton Road. BTH. Picture 1915 Jun 05
AMOS A Sgt 3rd Dragoon Guards wounded. Nephew of Mr C W Bluemel, Northfield House 1914 Nov 28
ANDERSON R G F 2nd Lieut Royal Welsh Fusiliers wounded in head.brother Lieut W R W in camp Essex 1914 Nov 07
ANDERSON W R W Lieut 4th south midland (Howitzer) Bgde temporary captain 1915 Jan 02
BACKHOUSE Fred Suffolk Regt Wounded at Cawston Hospital 1914 Dec 12
BATCHELOR F Pte wounded. Desription of experiences 1914 Nov 07
BATHE W J Pte Letter about death. 1915 Jan 02
BATHE William John 1914 Pte 1st South Staffs Died. 93 Lawford Rd. age 26.Cousin of Pte Benjamin. Picture 1914 Dec 19
BEARD Cecil James 1915 Private Canadian Regt KIA. So Mr C J Beard, 46 Murray Road. Another son POW 1915 May 22
BEARD Sidney Private 2nd Warwickshire Regt POW. Letters from. So Mr C J Beard, Murray Road. 1915 Feb 27
BEECH R A J Lieut 16th Lancers wounded. so Colonel Beech, Brandon Hall 1914 Dec 05
BEECH R A J Lieut Memorial Service. Brandon. Picture 1915 Mar 06
BENJAMIN P Pte 1st South Staffs wounded. 19 Newland Street 1914 Nov 28
BENNETT Charles driver Army Service Corps wounded. So Mrs F Bennett, 8 Gladstone St, New Bilton 1914 Oct 31
BERRIDGE G 1915 Rifleman KIA. Barby. Picture. Memorial Service 1915 Jun 05
BIDDLE Charles Gloucester Regt enlisted. Long Itchington 1915 Feb 27
BIDLEY-THOMPSON Aubrey 1914 died. Formerly of The Croft, Dunchurch 1914 Nov 07
BILLINGTON “Dick” Pte Northants Regt wounded. Kilsby. Postman in Crick 1915 May 29
BLICK F Army Service Corps joined up. Bilton – parish councillor etc. 3 sons on active service 1915 May 01
BONNICK Jack 1914 Driver ASC Killed. Wellesbourne. Brother George in Rugby 1915 Feb 13
BOTTERILL A W Pte 1st Coldstream Guards wounded. 94 Bridget St. Brother Frank wounded 1914 Nov 14
BOTTRILL A W Private Coldstream Guards wounded but recovering. So Mrs H Bottrill, Bridget Street 1915 Apr 24
BOTTRILL Frank Henry Private Royal Warwickshire Regt wounded. So Mrs H Bottrill, Bridget Street 1915 Apr 24
BROMWICH W Cpl 7th Warwickshire Territorial Btn in action 28th May. Promoted Lance Sergt 1915 Jun 12
BROOKE Alfred 1915 2nd Lieut 2nd Post Office Rifles KIA. Only surviving so Mrs Parker Brooke, 24 Bilton Rd (Bro of Rupert) age 22 1915 Jun 26
BURDEKIN G E 1915 2nd Lieut Sherwood Foresters Killed. Broomfield, Hillmorton Road. Old Rugbeian 1915 Feb 06
BURT-MARSHALL W M 1915 Captain Killed. Rugby School 1915 Feb 13
BUSSON Walter Geo Private Royal Warwicks missing. no news. So Mr & Mrs Wm Busson, 30 Sun St. cousin of H Hancox. Picture 1914 Oct 31
CLIFTON T Private reported killed last week. Brinklow. Picture 1915 Jun 12
CLOWES R A J 1915 Lance cpl 7th Warwickshire Territorial Btn Died of wounds 1915 Jun 12
COATES Captain D cpy 9th Royal Warwickshire Regt Picture “Warwickshire Giants. 6ft 7in. Manager of Lloyds Bank 1915 Jan 09
COLLINS Harry acting lance sergt 1st Coldstream Guards missing since dec. POW at Wittenbuy. So Mr H Collins 73 New St, New Bilton. Age 19? 1915 May 01
COLLINS Cple Coldstream Guards possible death. So Mr W Collins, New Street, New Bilton 1914 Sep 12
CONGREVE Fredk 1915 Lce-cpl 2nd Leicestershire Regt KIA. Churchover. Age 25. Picture 1915 Apr 10
COOK Ernest Pte Oxs & Bucks wounded. 13 Temple Street 1914 Nov 07
CORCORAN Michael Scots Guards Wounded at Cawston Hospital 1914 Dec 12
COURAGE Lieut Believed killed. Cousin of Mr H H of Welton Hse, Daventry 1914 Nov 07
CRAVEN Rupert Cecil Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers wounded. Born 1870. Brother of Lord of Craven. 1914 Nov 28
DADLEY C G? Army Service Corps Enlisted. Captain of Newbold Second XV 1915 Jan 02
DAGLEY Charles Jackson 1914 Pte 2nd Dragoon Guards Killed. 11 Bridget St. Age 22. Willans 1914 Dec 12
DALE Fredk 1915 Rifleman Rifle Brigade KIA. Easenhall. In 19th yr. Picture 1915 Apr 10
DALE Harry 1914 able seaman Good Hope killed. 88 Abbey Street, BTH. Picture 1914 Nov 21
DAVIES Claude 1915 2nd Lieut Royal Garrison Artillery Died of wounds. So Mrs Davies, 29 Manor Road. Aged 23. BTH. Picture, biog. Brother serving 1915 May 22
DIPPER Arthur 1915 Private Coldstream Guards KIA. Stretton on Dunsmore. Report of detah by brother George. Picture 1915 Mar 20 ?
DIRBIN William reservist Royal Field Artillery killed in action. 11 Spring Street. Railway [survived] 1915 Feb 27
DODSON 1915 Rifleman Rifle Brigade KIA. So Mr Edward Dodson, of Newbold 1915 Apr 17
DUNBAR James Leslie 1915 Gunner Rugby Howitzer Battery KIA. Youngest so Sergt J Dunbar, drill instructor Bilton Grange. Picture 1915 Jun 05
EATON L Private 7th Warwickshire Territorial Btn wounded 1915 Jun 12
EDMANS Frank Sidney Stoker HMS Bulwark Killed. 82 Lawford Rd. Age 21. BTH 1914 Dec 05
EVANS S R H Private 15th Hussars rumour of death. So Mr F Evans, 1 Craven Road 1914 Sep 12
FARN J Scout 2nd Worcesters Wounded 1914 Nov 07
FARN W J Driver Wounded in Battles of Aisne. Brother of J 1914 Nov 07
FARN W J Driver ASC still at home from wounds. Employed by Mr Bradby, Barby Road 1914 Nov 14
FITZROY E A 1st Life Guards wounded. Hon, MP for South Northants 1914 Nov 14
FLAVELL H Pte Coldstream Guards now well. 14 Newbold Rd 1914 Nov 21
FLAVELL H? Pte Coldstream Guards missing. 14 Newbold Rd. BTH 1914 Nov 07
FOX Norman Harry 1915 Private 1st Royal Warwicks KIA. So Mr E W Fox, Mill Road, Rugby. Picture 1915 Apr 17
FREEMAN Harold 1915 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Died on Monday. Age 26. so Mr H Freeman, Bilton. Picture 1915 Jun 12
FULLERTON Major D cpy 9th Royal Warwickshire Regt Picture “Warwickshire Giants. 5ft 10in. 1915 Jan 09
GARDENER Stewart 1915 Private Irish Regiment Fatal fall in Rugby. Inquest 1915 Apr 06
GARDENER W Private 3rd Coldstream Guards Visit to Rugby. Experiences – witness to VC (O’Leary). Ex police. BTH 1915 May 01
GARTENFELDT 1915 Pte 1st Royal Warwicks Reserve KIA. Picture 1915 May 29
GILKESON J D 1914 Lieut Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders killed. Old Rugbeians 1914 Dec 05
GLENN A Pte Kings own Yorkshire Lt Infy wounded & home. Cons club caretaker. Interview 1914 Nov 21
GODDARD John W Sergt Major Royal Field Artillery mentioned in dispatches. St Matthews Sch. So Mr J Goddard, gymnastic Inst. Rugby Sch. 1915 Feb 20
GOODE H Pte Lancashire Regt wounded. So Det Insp Goode. Engine shed 1915 Feb 06
GOODMAN Walter Geo Private Royal Warwicks missing. no news. So Mr & Mrs H Goodman, 170 Oxford St. age 27. Picture 1914 Oct 31
GREEN John 1915 Private 7th Leicesteshire Regt Funeral.Catthorpe 1915 May 01
GRIFFITHS Herbert 1915 Pte Rifle Brigade KIA. 2nd so Mr & Mrs Griffiths of Kilsby. Picture 1915 May 29
GRUBB G W Army Service Corps Enlisted. Rugby Forward 1915 Jan 02
HAKE H E Major Royal Warwickshire Regt wounded. Of Leamington 1915 Apr 24
HALES Harry 1914 Private 1st Btn, RWR KIA. So Mr & Mrs Hales, 22 Pinfold St, New Bilton.age 22. Picture 1914 Oct 31
HALES Harry 1914 Pte RWR Killed. Pinfold Street 1914 Nov 07
HALL P Private 7th Warwickshire Territorial Btn in action 28th May 1915 Jun 12
HAMMOND C D Private KIA. Picture 1915 Jun 05
HAMMOND C D 1915 Private 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards KIA. So Mrs Hammond, Northend. Worked Colebrook fishmongers, Rugby 1915 Jun 05
HANCOCKS Herbert Harold 1915 Sergt 3rd Btn Kings Royal Rifles KIA. 3rd so Mr & Mrs J Hancocks, Hillmorton Locks. Age 25. Picture. Biog 1915 May 22
HANCOX Charles 1915 Pte 2nd Royal Warwicks Rgt KIA. Native of Long Lawford. Parents dead. Brought up by sister late Mrs Clark of Knigs Newnham. Picture 1915 May 29
HANCOX H Lance cpl Royal Warwicks missing. no news, cousin of WG Busson 1914 Oct 31
HARDMAN Walter Rifleman Rifle Brigade Missing since May 9th. So Mr J hardman, 9 James Street. Aged 20. BTH 1915 May 29
HARDMAN Walter Rifleman missing last week. Picture 1915 Jun 05
HARPER Wm B Lce Sergt wounded. 20 Old Station 1914 Nov 07
HARRIS A J Lieut Royal Engineers mentioned in dispatches. St Matthews Sch. So Mr A Harris, Dunchurch Rd 1915 Feb 20
HEFFORD Percy 2nd Officer Lusitania missing.stopson o Mr W F Wood, Market Place, Rugby 1915 May 08
HENCE William 1915 Cpl 2nd Border Regt KIA. Lived with Mr & Mrs J Hipwell, Newbold. Age 25. Picture. Willans 1915 Jun 12
HICKMAN T Bombardier 4th Sth Midland Howitzer Bgde KIA. Age 20. Union St, Coventry 1915 Apr 24
HILL Arthur Royal Horse Artillery wounded. Landlady, Mrs Judd 21 Dale St. Willans 1914 Nov 21
HILL Lewis 1915 Private 7th Warwickshire Territorial Btn KIA. Newbold. Picture. Report 1915 Jun 12
HIRONS A Pte 1st Coldstream Guards wounded & prisoner. Landlady Mrs Green, Hillmorton. Of Churchover 1914 Nov 21
HOWARD F Private Worcesteshire Regt Memorial Service. So Mr Fred Howard, Wolston. Picture 1915 Apr 24
HUDGHTON W Bombadier RFA wounded. 21 Jubilee Street, New Bilton 1915 Feb 06
HUMPHRIES S Rifleman reported missing last week. Picture 1915 Jun 12
HUNT A J 1915 Regt Sergt-major RHA KIA. 3rd so Mr & Mrs R J Hunt, 135 Grosvenor Rd. Old Murrayian. Career. Picture 1915 Jun 26
HUTT W J 1914 Pte Northamptonshire Regt  killed (unconfirmed) Church Lane, Clifton. BTH 1914 Dec 19
HUTT W J 1914 Pte Northamptonshire Regt death confirmed. Age 26. Newly married 1914 Dec 19
HUTT Pte Northampton Regiment Killed. Picture. Clifton 1915 Jan 09
JACKSON E P 1915 2nd Lieut RWR KIA. 2nd so Rev W E & Mrs Jackson, Pailton 1915 May 22
JOHNSON F H Driver 115th Heavy Battery RGA wounded. West Leyes. 1915 Feb 06
JOHNSON Fred Driver RFA wounded. West Leyes. Willans 1915 Jan 02
JOHNSON T F 1915 Cpl 7th Royal Warwickshire Regt KIA. Sp Mr & Mrs T Johnson, 76 Lawford Rd. aged 21. Old Murrayian. BTH. Picture in next issue 1915 May 15
JOSEPHS William John Royal Garrison Artillery Wounded at Cawston Hospital 1914 Dec 12
JUDD George 1915 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifles KIA. So Mr A E Judd, 14 Winfield Street. Age 25. BTH. Picture 1915 Apr 10
KEEN Rifleman Rifle Brigade Missing since May 9th. So Mr & Mrs George Keen, 2 Winfield Street. Emp by Mr Bodycote 1915 May 29
KENDALL Arthur W Pte 3rd Coldsteeam Guards wounded. 40 Plowman Street. 1915 Feb 13
KIND Walter John 1914 Naval Reserve Royal Marine Died. Age 29. Picture 1914 Dec 19
KING Chas Pte 1st RWR wounded. 47 Pinfold St, Mentions Hancox, Goodman & Busson missing 1914 Nov 14
KITCHENER F trooper 11th Hussars safe. Worked for Lambert, baker, New Bilton 1914 Nov 28
LAWLOR 1914 midshipman Died of Typhus Fever. Gs of Mr J, Rugby Guardian or Marton. Picture 1914 Dec 19
LEEKE H A 1915 Lieut 9th Btn Royal Warwickshire Regt Died from spotted fever, last Sat evening. Only surviving so Mr & Mrs Henry Leeke, Cliffe House,  Leamington Hastings. Hammer champion 1915 Jun 05
LEEKE H A Lieut 9th Btn Royal Warwickshire Regt Funeral took place Jun 2nd at Aldershot 1915 Jun 12
LEEKE Lieut D cpy 9th Royal Warwickshire Regt Picture “Warwickshire Giants. 6ft 5in. Of Marton. Guardian Rugby Union 1915 Jan 09
LINES George reservist Coldstream Guards Wounded. Also wounded in Boer War. Newbold 1914 Nov 07
MANLEY J T Manchester Regt Wounded at Cawston Hospital 1914 Dec 12
MANTON Ernest Lawrence Sapper East Anglican Royal Engineers KIA. Age 24. Native of Bedford. BTH. Picture 1915 Mar 27 ?
MASON Arthur Alec Goliath ship lost in Dardenelles. BTH. So staionmaster Long Buckby 1915 Jun 05
MATTHYS Gabriel 5th Regt Wounded at Cawston Hospital 1914 Dec 12
MEADOWS J T Pte 1st Northamptonshire Regt wounded. Inwoods Cottages nr Bilton Grange 1914 Nov 21
MILLER E D Captain Northamptonshire Yeomanry gazetted major 1915 Jan 02
MILNE J Bandsman Postcard about 1914 Dec 12
MILNE John R 1915 Bandsman 2nd Scottish Rifles Died from wounds. 6ft 2in.so Sergt Thomas Milne 1915 Feb 06
MILNE John R 1915 Bandsman 2nd Scottish Rifles Died from wounds.more details 1915 Feb 13
MORGAN S Pte reported killed. Crick. Picture 1914 Nov 14
MORRIS DAVIES Cpl 6th Warwickshire Regt letter from about RFC. 1915 May 01
NASH Harry Private 1st Northamptonshire Regt wounded. Letter from. So Mr C Nash, cemetery keeper. Picture 1914 Oct 31
NASH Harry Pte 1st Northamptonshire Regt injured. So Mr C, Rugby Cemetery Keeper 1914 Nov 07
NASON F A Sergt Major Army Veterinary Corps Awarded Military Cross. Nephew of Mr T Nason, 130 Railway Terrace 1915 Feb 27
NICHOLLS Private reported killed last week. Picture 1915 Jun 05
NICKOLLS A H Pte Gloucester Regt wounded. Police Constable 1915 Feb 13
NORMAN R Private Killed, of Dunchurch 1915 Feb 27
O’CONNER Lieut Cameronians home with injured ankle. Overslade Manor 1914 Nov 07
OLDERSHAW H Private 2nd Grenadier Guards missing. Wife living in Bilton 1914 Oct 31
OLDERSHAW Herbert Pte 2nd Grenadier Guards missing, no news. Aged 25, 129 Oxford St. pic 1914 Nov 21
OVER Charles Herbert 1914 Pte 2nd Royal Warwickshire Regt Killed. Brinklow. Picture 1914 Dec 05
OVER W G B Sergt Major 19th Yorkshire Regt musketry instructor at Aylesbury. Formerly of Rugby 1915 Feb 27
PARKER C E 1915 Lieut Shropshire Light Infantry Killed. Westfield House, Bilton Road. Age 30 1915 Jan 16
PARKER E Lnce Cpl Killed, of Dunchurch 1915 Feb 27
PARKER E J 1914 Lce Cple Coldstream Guards Died. 19 Corbett Street. Picture. Home by Xmas 1914 Nov 14
PAYNE Harry Lance cpl 1st Btn, RWR KIA. Long Lawford. Age 20. So N Payne, Coventry. Brother George POW 1915 May 29
PEARCE Harry gunner Bulwark Killed, of Dunchurch 1915 Feb 27
PEARCE W H 1914 Seaman gnr HMS Bulwark Killed. London Rd, Dunchurch. Picture 1914 Dec 05
PERCIVAL Major KIA. Son of Bishop of Hereford 1914 Nov 07
PHELPS A Private Rufle Brigade POW. 11 Gladstone St, New Bilton 1914 Oct 31
PORTER George R 1915 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifles KIA. So Mr J R Porter, 56 Avenue Road, New Bilton. Picture 1915 May 29
POWELL E R T Cpl Warwickshire Yeomanry Drowned. So Rev G J & Mrs Powell, Swinford. 25th yr. Picture 1915 Apr 24
PRESTIDGE F Cpl RFA letter sent to sister at Thurlaston. Experiences 1915 Jun 19
PRESTIDGE Joseph 1915 Rifleman 3rd Rifle Brigade Killed by sniper. So Mrs J Prestidge, Barby. Picture 1915 Apr 24
RENSHAW George Army Service Corps Enlisted. Captain of Rugby F.C. 1915 Jan 02
REYNOLDS Arthur Bayliss 1914 Pte 2nd Leicestershire Regt Died from wounds. Age 23. Murray Sch. Step son of Mr Alec Reynolds. Gas Street 1915 Jan 09
RICE George 1915 Private Royal Welch Fusiliers KIA. Age 28. Rugby Town FC. Picture 1915 Apr 17
RICHARDSON John 1915 Private Coldstream Guards died from wounds. So Mr & Mrs W Richardson, The Banks, Dunchurch. Picture 1915 Feb 27
ROGERS H 7th Warwickshire Territorial Btn wounded 1915 Jun 12
SHAW E Pte 1st Kings Royal Rifles wounded, hospital Belfast. 6 Union St 1914 Nov 21
SHEPPARD William Rifleman Kings Royal Rifles Wounded. 26 Corbett Street 1915 Feb 13
SHEPPARD William 1915 Rifleman 3rd Kings Royal Rifles Died of wounds. Only so Mr & Mrs Thomas Sheppard. Cambridge St wesleyan church. Picture 1915 Mar 13
SMITH Austin Army Service Corps enlisted. Long Itchington 1915 Feb 27
SMITH W H 1915 Pte 1st Royal Warwicks KIA. So late Mr John Smith, 5 Sun St. age 28, carpenter with Messrs Hollowell. Picture 1915 May 29
STEBBING Sidney Reginald 1915 Gunner RFA died of wounds. So Mr E R Stebbing. Picture and account of death. Details of family 1915 Jun 19
STEEL E B 1914 Major RAMC killed. Old Rugbeians 1914 Dec 05
STEEL Edward 1915 Rifleman Kings Own Rifles KIA. Cosford. Age 27 1915 Apr 24
STEWART G Captain Leicestershire Yeomanry KIA. Winwick Manor 1915 Jan 02
THOMPSON Trooper Northants Yeomanry letter to father Mr T Thompson, of Willoughby 1915 Apr 24
THORNEYCROFT G 1914 Pte Royal Warwicks died. Hillmorton 1914 Nov 28
THORNEYCROFT G 1914 Pte Royal Warwicks died. Hillmorton. Picture 1914 Dec 05
THRASHER Charles 19th Bty RFA killed. 6 Charlotte St. BTH, picture 1914 Nov 21
THRASHER gunner letter about death. Age 20 1914 Dec 12
TURNER A G gunner Royal Field Artillery (part) letter from. Brother Mr A Turner, newsagent, Bridget Street 1914 Oct 31
TYSON Fred Liverpool Scottish Wounded at Cawston Hospital 1914 Dec 12
UNDERWOOD W 1915 Private 1st Royal Warwicks KIA. Long Lawford. Picture 1915 Apr 10
UPPERTON Joseph Rifleman Rifle Brigade Missing since May 9th.76 Oxford Street. BTH 1915 May 29
UPPERTON Joseph Rifleman wounded. 79 Oxford Street 1915 Jun 05
VINEALL A J Pte East Surrey Regt wounded. 65 Whinfield Street. Boer War, BTH 1914 Nov 07
VINGOE A J Bombardier Rugby Howitzer Battery injured. 10 Kimberly Road 1915 Apr 17
WALDEN Private Coldstream Guards possible death. So Mr F B Walden, Campbell Street, New Bilton 1914 Sep 12
WARD G Sergt 7th Warwickshire Territorial Btn in action 28th May 1915 Jun 12
WASHBROOKE Fred Private Coldstream Guards wounded. Of Bascote 1915 Feb 27
WEBB G 1915 Lance cpl 1st Leicestershire Regt KIA. Age 30. 16 Adam St, New Bilton. Native of Dunton Bassett. BTH. Picture 1915 May 01
WEBB J W Cpl 4th Btn Rifle Bgd wounded, so Mr & Mrs W Webb, Churchover 1915 Jun 05
WELLS Edgar 5th Dragoon Guards Wounded at Cawston Hospital 1914 Dec 12
WHEELER Wm B Pte RWR wounded. 145 Abbey St. Description of battle 1914 Nov 07
WHITE J E 1914 Grenadier Guards died. PC in Hove. So Mr John White of Toft House. Picture 1914 Dec 19
WHITE Lnce Cpl Killed, of Dunchurch 1915 Feb 27
WILLS G John Pte North Staffs Regt wounded. 77 Jubilee St.Description of battle 1914 Nov 14
WILLS G T Pte North Staffs Regt wounded. 57 Jubilee St.letter from 1914 Nov 21
WITTS J T 2nd Lieut Gloucester Regt Wounded. Old Rugbeians 1914 Dec 05
WOOD A shoeingsmith RFA recovered from wounds 1915 Feb 13
WOOD Leslie Rifleman Rifle Brigade Missing May 9. So Mr & Mrs J Wood, 85 Oxford St. age 21. BTH. Picture 1915 May 22
WOOD Leslie Rifleman Rifle Brigade POW. So Mr & Mrs J Wood, 85 Oxford St 1915 Jun 05
WOODS William reservist RFA KIA. Mother in Newmarket. Lodged 35 Bath St. BTH.age 31. Picture 1914 Oct 31
WRIGHTON William Sapper Royal Rifles wounded. 34 Abbey Street. Age 20. Willans 1914 Nov 28
WYLLIE R Captain General Headquarters Staff mentioned in dispatches. Brother of Mrs Roberts, the Rectory, Crick. Picture 1915 Feb 27

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