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27 May 1918 : Pte George Leonard Collins

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George Collins was born 1 May 1884, Clapham, London. His father James died in 1900, his mother Frances Sophia Collins was from Ireland, died in 1912. In 1966, I visited for the first time, the grave of my grandfather, George Leonard Collins, in Vailly-sur-Aisne British Cemetery, France. Image: Grave of Private George Leonard Collins 204071 2nd...


28 January 1918: Bombadier Sidney Wagstaff

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Sidney was born 24 August 1892 in Ashton-upon-Mersey, Co, Chester. His father was Jesse Braizer Wagstaff (Ironmonger and House Furnisher) of 229, Great Western Street, Moss Side, Manchester. Before the outbreak of war Sidney was employed in his father’s furnishing business. He was for many years a member of the Manchester Wednesday Motor and Cyc...