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7 June 1917 : L Cpl Fred Latham MM

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Fred Latham was born on 27 April 1898 at Olive House in Upholland, Lancashire. At the 1901 Census, 2 year old Fred was living at Knowles Farm, Roby Mill along with his 32 year old father Frederick, his 67 year old uncle Abraham, a 25 year old cousin Sarah Cliff (a housemaid) and his 72 year old grandmother Alice. His mother Ellen had died in Nov...


First World War graffiti: Voices preserved in stone

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A recent feature in The Past magazine explores a lesser-known aspect of First World War heritage—the thousands of inscriptions and carvings left by soldiers in underground shelters beneath the Western Front. Published in the March 2025 issue of World Archaeology, David Crossland's article Forgotten voices of conflict: Examining the fate of First...