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10 September 1918 : L/Cpl John James Clegg

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John James Clegg was born in Burnley, Lancashire in October 1888, the son of John (a cotton weaver) and Sarah.  At the 1901, age 13, along with his older sister and father, John was working as a cotton weaver. Ten years later John was living with his mother at 100 Robinson Street, Burnley.  The area has been run down for some decades.  John Cle...