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30 June 1917 : Cpl Alex Robert Colman

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Born at Tranmere, Cheshire on 15 April 1897, Alex was the son of Robert (a coffee shop proprietor) and Annie. Alex moved to Montgomery County, Indiana, USA in 1912  He then moved to Canada, where he gained employment as a stenographer. He enlisted into the Canadian Army at Port Arthur, Ontario on 13 September 1915. He trained at Port Arthur and...


2 August 1916 : 292 L/Cpl Stephen Henry (Harry) Horrocks

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Stephen Henry Horrocks was born 13 September 1888, Wigan, Lancashire Known as Harry, he was the son of Henry Horrocks and Mary Ann.  The family emigrated from Lancashire to Australia and lived at Palmyra, Forrest Street, Freemantle in Western Australia where Harry was a mill hand before the war. He enlisted in Perth on 2 March 1915 and attende...