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Signalman Wilfred Clarkson

Ordinary Signalman Wilfred Clarkson, Royal Navy. Service number J/50306. (trained at Chatham) Formerly 4361, a Private in the 3/6 Battalion, West Riding Regiment. [caption id="attachment_12524" align="alignleft" width="203"] Ordinary Signalman Wilfred Clarkson.[/caption] Early life: 1899: Birth on May 10. Registered in Skipton in the second quarter of the year. Parents Walter and Annie Clarkson. 1901: Census.…

9th July 2024

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Silsden

Explosion, HMS Vanguard, Royal Navy, silsden

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