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22 April 1915 : Pte Albert Troughton

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Albert Troughton was born 1891 Foleshill, West Midlands, England, the son of Nathaniel Troughton (a coal miner) and Ann Elizabeth (née Warner)  At the 1901 Census that family lived at 59 Eden Street, Coventry At the time of the 1911 Census (and of their son’s death) Nathaniel, Ann and other members of the family lived at 14 Ash Grove, Stoney Sta...


Coventry saves a piece of WWI history

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Coventry Transport Museum's Maudslay Lorry with the three of the men who helped restore it - (from left) Peter Goult, Alan Barclay, and Chris Strawbridge (Coventry Telegraph) A rare Maudslay Subsidy A lorry from 1916 has been carefully restored and now takes pride of place at Coventry Transport Museum. The historic vehicle, produced by Maudsla...