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24 October 1918 : Pte John S Lamberton

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Parents John and Jessie Lamberton. John was a cabinet maker in the employ of Messrs W Mackenzie & Co prior to the war. In January 1917, he was conscripted into the Army Service Corps, where he served under the number T/291090. John was sent to France in the summer of 1917 but soon transferred to the 11th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers…


Gunner Mustill and the hair dressing salon at Arras

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Although the Great War is now more than 100 years ago, sometimes signs of the conflict can be observed in unexpected ways. In Arras, on the Rue due Temple, stands a house which is not particularly different from others. However, on closer inspection there can be seen some graffiti which reads '1st DCLI' and 'Hair Cutting Salon'. The brickwo…