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2 September 1917 : Pte George Fieldhouse
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His parents were Charles (a foreman at a carpet works) and Elizabeth Fieldhouse. They lived at 21 Armitage St, Raventhorpe, Dewsbury. At the 1901 Census George, age 7, was at home with his parents and six siblings: an older brother Herbert and four sisters. Circumstances could not have been easy; their father spent 14 days in prison for debt an…
9 October 1917 : Sgt Edgar Salmon
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Edgar was educated at St Mary Magdalene's School in the town before going on to study art at Burnley Technical College where he became a prominent member (and a local champion swimmer) of Burnley Swimming Club and Drum Major of Burnley Boy's Club. At first a house painter, by 1911 he was employed as a weaver at Woodbine Mill, Sycamore Avenue, B…
13 October 1917 : Pte Clifford Haley
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His was the fifth child of Charles Haley (a leather currier) and Nancy (née) Wright. After attending St Saviour's Boys' School and the Ravensthorpe Congregational Church Sunday School, Clifford joined his father in working at Hartley Brothers, curriers, in Ravensthorpe. In his spare time Clifford played the cornet in the Dewsbury Borough Brass …
9 November 1917 : Pte John Wood
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John's father, also called John Wood, had moved from Shipley, Yorkshire looking for work in Burnley, first in the cotton mills, then in the pits. John's mother Mary Hanna worked in a cotton mill. At the time of his birth John had an older brother Harry, born before his parents were married, and a sister who had died in infancy at one month in 1…
22 November 1917 : Pte Alexander McNab
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His parents were Alexander (a blacksmith from Argylshire) and Janet (née Wardrop and from Stirlingshire) McNab. At the 1891 Census the family lived at 20 Buck St, Burnley. This included older brother William (age 2) and Alexander (six months). At the 1901 Census there were five more children (including twins) and 12 year old William was worki…
14 December 1917: Pte James Ormerod Tattersall
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His father was a coal miner. James was a weaver. After enlisting into the West Riding Territorials in Barnoldswick, James was sent to France in September 1916 and served on the Somme and in Belgium before being wounded in July 1917, whilst serving as part of a Lewis Gun team. Sent back to the UK in October 1917 for recuperation, he married …
21 October 1917 : Pte Friend Whitwam
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Zachariah Friend was a card dealer at a woollen mill. Friend was baptised 25 April 1877. Friend had two sisters, Clara and Sarah. At the time of the 1901 Census, Friend lived with his parents and younger sister Sarah at 126 George Street. Both Friend and Sarah worked in a woollen mill, Friend as a cloth finisher. Later that year, on 2 Novem…
John Shirley - the soldier with two commemorations
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The 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles was a regular battalion, which for most of the war was part of the 8th Division. As a consequence of the re-organisation of the BEF in February 1918 it was moved across to the 36th (Ulster) Division. During the course of the war, the battalion had fatalities in excess of 1200 officers and men. Of these fataliti…