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29 Oct 1914

Living at 113 Sandygate, Burnley at the time of his re-enlistment in August 1914, John had originally seen boy service w…

29 Oct 1914

Fred was son of Elizabeth Cockett and (it is presumed) Joseph Moore (they married in 1891). Frederick was the eldest b…

30 Oct 1914

Claude recalled reservist in August 1914, he initially re-joined his original unit (90e RI) before being transferred to …

03 Nov 1914

Location of Bolton by Bowland in the north west of England (cc OpenStreetMap) Parents John (a farmer) and Mary. At t…

06 Nov 1914

6 November 1914, broke cold, foggy and bleak, and at a very early hour Lody was brought from his cell, and the grim proc…

07 Nov 1914

Joseph Claudius was living at 33, Quai du Bassin, Roanne, Loire at the time of his enlistment. Due to embark on his c…

08 Nov 1914

Martin was the son of Martin and Elizabeth Brennan - he came from a large family. Age 17 months in 1881 the infant Mar…

13 Nov 1914

A paint factory employee before the war, Robert Luger was an active army reservist who was immediately recalled to servi…

23 Nov 1914

Son of Raja Sir Harman Singh K.C.I.E. Prisicilla Golaknath. One of 11 children. Educated at school in the Punjab, Indi…

13 Dec 1914

Jean Corraud was a member of the territorials at the time of the outbreak of war. He transferred to the 168th Regim…

20 Dec 1914

Simon Chantelot had just begun his compulsory military service with the 6th Colonial Infantry at Lyon at the time of t…

21 Dec 1914

After a number of years as a coal miner, Simon Bennett had enlisted into the army in 1904. After spending most of his …