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John Thomas Alderson

Private John Thomas Alderson, 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Service number 32528. [caption id="attachment_4924" align="alignnone" width="300"] Inscription on the Reeth War Memorial[/caption] John was born in West Hartlepool in 1883 and his birth was registered in Hartlepool in the second quarter of the year. His parents were James and Elizabeth Alderson. He was christened…
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Edwin Andrews

Private Edwin Andrews, 13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Service number 47347. Edwin was born in Rawtenstall in Lancashire, parents Wright and Ada. Birth was registered at Haslingden in the last quarter of 1898. By 1901 he was two years old in the census and they were living at 3, Lower Scholes, Oakworth with his parents…
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Richard Baker

Private Richard Baker, 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, service no. 19992. [caption id="attachment_4901" align="alignnone" width="241"] Private Richard Baker[/caption] Richard was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire in 1891 to parents William Henry and Annie Baker. His mother died in 1894 when he was just three. His father remarried to Susannah Chatburn in 1898 and in 1901 the…
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Fred Binns

Private Frederick Binns, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Regiment. Service number 7724. [caption id="attachment_4897" align="alignleft" width="236"] Private Fred Binns[/caption] Early life: Fred was born on August 7, 1882 and baptised in 1887, at St Peter's Church. Parents Frederick and Martha Binns. His father was a moulder. They were living at Calton Street, Keighley at this time.…
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James Binns

Lance Corporal James Binns, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. Service no. 27290. [caption id="attachment_4893" align="alignnone" width="193"] Lance Corporal James Binns.[/caption] James was born in Oakworth early in 1898, the birth was registered in Keighley in the first quarter of the year. Parents John and Mary A. Binns. In 1901 he was three years old and living…
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