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8 May 1917: Pte Arthur Chatterton
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Arthur was the son of Jabez, an agricultural labourer and Maria (née Brant) Chatteron. He was born into a family of boys: Arthur had four older brothers at the time of his birth. By the 1891 Census, although only 10 years and 9 months old, Arthur, like three of his older brothers, was working as a worsted spinner. The family lived at 62 Brunsgil…
28 December 1917 : Lily Leaver
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Her parents were Edward (a Hewer from Somerset who died in 1904) and Annie Leaver. On 31 March 1901 Lily was 5 and lived with her parents at 30 Commerce Street, Aberdare, Wales with her parents and eight of her ten siblings. During the First World War Lily was a munitions worker and lived at 119 High Street, Abertridwr, Wales. It would appear…