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27 February 1915 : Pte John Barley

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John Barley was born in Broughton, 6 April 1876. His parents were Thomas, an agricultural labourer and his mother was Sarah Ann (née Sharp). He was one of seven children. He worked as a farmer labourer by the age of 14, living at 57 Farm Houses, Welbourn, Lincolnshire.  John enlisted, age 17, on 24 November 1893 in the Lincolnshire Regiment.  He...