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26 October 1917 : Pte George Towler

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George Towler was born at Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire on 22 April 1891, the son of John (farmer) and Rose (née Thwaite), the fourth child of seven.   Age 20 at the 1911 Census George was working in Lancaster as a grocer's apprentice. He then emigrated to Canada. At the time of his enlistment he was working as a grocer's clerk in Alberta.  H...