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21 November 1917 : Pte George Wilson
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George worked on his father's dairy farm at Bank House, Steeton before the war. He enlisted into the West Riding Territorials in January 1915 and was sent overseas to join the 62nd Division on the Western Front in February 1917. After taking part in the Battles of Arras and the Hindenburg Line, he was posted as missing during the Cambrai Off…
30 November 1917 : L/Cpl William Dewhurst
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William was the son of Thomas (a cotton mill engineer) and Ann (née Bielby). All the children become weavers, probably working part-time from school as age 12 and full-time shortly after. Thomas Dawson died in July 1906. The children lived at home until they married in their early to mid-twenties. At the time of the outbreak of war in 1914 Wi…
4 December 1917: Pte Arthur Swain
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He was the only son of Henry Swain and Mary Ann (née Maden). Arthur's father died in 1913. Arthur was living at 20, North Street, Burnley at the time of his enlistment (as 23399 in the East Lancashire Regiment) in early 1916. He transferred to the 13th Bn Essex regiment after arrival in France in October 1916, Arthur took part in actions…
For the Fallen - the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in many lands
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Whilst it is unimaginable for any battlefield tour not to include at least one cemetery, the sad fact is that all too often many commercial tours degenerate into simple ‘ABC tours’ (‘Another bloody cemetery’) which follow a predictable list of cemeteries and specific graves. Obviously these graves have a story attached but the range and variety of …