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15 Sep 1918

Joseph Laycock was born in Batley on 18th September 1894 and as a boy attended the Wesleyan Sunday School. He volunte...

16 Sep 1918

William was born in Newport on 2 June 1894, the son of William Frederick Dawson (Timber Importer) and Margaret (née S...

23 Sep 1918

William Howson was born in Hellifield, Yorkshire 31 August 1888. His father was a railway engine driver. He had six s...

27 Sep 1918

Also known as 'The Jean d'Arc of the North', Louise de Bettingnies was born on 15 July 1880 at St.Amand-les-Eaux. Alt...

29 Sep 1918

John Wade was born in Burnley in 1888. He was a warehouseman at Woodward's Mill, Burnley, Lancashire before the war,...

30 Sep 1918

Born 19 August 1890 at Boone County, Indiana, Grace graduated from Indianapolis City Hospital in 1917 and enlisted as...

20 Oct 1918

Gilbert Hamilton was born 26 October 1898 at Connersville, Indiana. He was a machinist by trade. He enlisted into the...

23 Oct 1918

Edward was born at South Gate, Franklin County, Indiana 20 September 1895. A farmer, he was drafted into service at B...

23 Oct 1918

Born 18 November 1895, Charles Edward Reynolds was the 2nd son of the late James (solicitor) and Annie (née Lowe) Age...

24 Oct 1918

John Lamberton was born Stewarton, Ayr, Scotland c. 1900, the son of John and Jessie Lamberton. He was a cabinet mak...

27 Oct 1918

Reginald Smith was born in Leeds in 1898, the son of Alfred (leather currier/bricklayer's assistant) and Bertha Smith...

28 Oct 1918

John Valentine Bildner was born on 31 August 1894 Aurora, Indiana, the son of Louis and Lizzie Bildner. In 1900, he w...