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2 July 1916 : L Cpl William Allen

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Born in Accrington, Lancashire in 11 May 1884, William was the third of six children of Robert Horace (a cotton carder) and Mary Allen.  At the time of the 1901 England Census the now widowed Horace and family were living at 19 Canning St, Accrington. William had an older sister Emma (1881); an older brother Thomas (1882) a machine fitter age 1...


23 February : The Accrington Pals Annual Memorial Service

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11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington) The East Lancashire Regiment ‘The Accrington Pals’  Annual Memorial Service The Accrington Pals Annual Memorial Service commemorates the events which took place 105 years ago, when the Accrington Pals Battalion held their Valedictory Service.  The Accrington Pals left their hometowns 23 February 1915, even...