BORN HULL 1893. ENLISTED NEWARK, NOTTS. SON OF JAMES HARPER (1859-1932) & EDITH JEAN GRIFFITHS (1868-1948) OF 85 SLEAFORD ROAD, NEWARK, NOTTS. SON OF A STEEL WORKER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND A SISTER. EMPLOYED AS A STEEL GRINDER. STANDING AT JUST OVER 5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, WEIGHING 129 LBS, CHEST EXPANSION OF 34 - 36 INCHES, BROWN […]
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BORN HULL 16/12/1874. SON OF JOHN THOMAS THOMPSON. THE FAMILY MOVED AND LIVED IN NEWARK, NOTTS. HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 08/09/1914. KILLED IN ACTION ON 28/10/1914, AGED 39. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS HALF SISTER MRS ANNIE BRADSHAW (1880-1963). HE IS PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE […]
