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10 July 1917 : Cpl John Bowker

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John was an old soldier who had originally enlisted into the 1/East Lancs in 1897 and saw service in the Boer War. After serving for seven years, he joined the West Riding Constabulary with which he remained before re-enlisting into the army (21st Bn, West Yorkshire Regiment) in 1914. The Wool Textile Pioneers, which had been raised 24 September…