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3 October 1916 : Pte John Hargreaves

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The son of John (a coal miner) and Mary.  John became a weaver and the family lived on Bivel Street, Burnley, Lancashire. At the 1911 John was also a keen footballer and secretary of the Burnley and District Junior Football League. He married Ada and they had a daughter Anne born in September 1916.  He enlisted into the 3/4th Battalion East La…