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27 February 1915 : Pte John Barley
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His parents were Thomas, an agricultural labourer and his mother was Sarah Ann (née Sharp). He was one of seven children. A farmer labourer himself by the age of 14, living at 57 Farm Houses, Welbourn, Lincolnshire. Photography by Richard Croft CC BY-SA 2.0 John enlisted, age 17, 24 November 1893 in the Lincolnshire Regiment. He served nine…
1 June 1918 : Captain Hewson Street MC & Bar
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His parents were George Street (the local blacksmith) and Eliza Dixon Street (née Thorpe) Hewson was raised in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. At the 1901 Census, age 7, Hewson was at home living on Witham Road, Woodhall Spa with his parents, older sister and two younger siblings Gwendoline and Brenda, his grandmother and a blacksmith apprentice …
ONLINE 'The 8th Lincolns at the Battle of Loos (1915)' by Nigel Atter
This is an online talk. You do not need to have Zoom installed to attend. You can use your PC, your laptop, your tablet or your smartphone to join. For the log-on link, please contact: whizzbangwfa@gmail.com About the speaker: Nigel is a founding member of the Leicestershire and Rutland Branch and a frequent visitor to the Western Front. He …
Vivian Hicking - a Grimsby Chum in India, drowned 3 June 1919
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After the armistice, many men would have been returning to their homes after receiving their discharge from the army, however men were still required not only for the occupation of part of Germany, but also for the continuing garrison duties in the far-flung corners of the Empire. It was in India in June 1919 that tragedy was to strike, causing the…
18 December 1915 : Sergeant Horace Coe
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His parents were William (a bricklayer's labourer) and Clara (née Bosworth). Horace was the youngest of four children (all boys). Their mother Cara died aged 43 in 1891. By 1901, age 15, Horace was no longer living with his father and brothers. In 1909 he married Elsie and in October that year they were living at 79 Paddock Lane, Desborough. …