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Sgt William Mountain, Sent
in by grandaughter Tracey Binks http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=526855 The
Mountain family had their roots in Flockton in Yorkshire. |
War Diaries of POWs
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Somme Authuille Village 1916 On the wall of the rebuilt church in this small village is a bronze plaque that reads "To the eternal memory of three battalions of the 'Salford Pals', the 15th, 16th and 19th Lancashire Fusiliers of 32nd Division, who held the trenches in Authuille from early 1916 and who valiantly attacked the redoubts of Thiepval on 1st July 1916". The plaque was erected by the Lancashire & Cheshire Branch of the Western Front Association. |

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photos and more have been sent in by
Christine Kelly (nee Hall) granddaughter
of Fus Hall for the full story
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35736 Pte.
HAROLD V. ATKINSON MM
KIA 25/12/17
Issue number: 30573 Page:322. Description: His Majesty the King has been
graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Military Medal for
bravery in the Field to the undermentioned Non-commissioned Officers
and Men:- 35736, Pte. H.V. Atkinson, Lanc. Fus. (Burnley). |
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Sgt James Clarke V.C.
Sgt James Clarke V.C.
I had the pleasure of meeting his grandson last time I was in Rochdale, and he showed me a short story from the Victor comic, where they had a write up on the action. It is his father that is on RSM Clark's shoulders. What wasn't told in the story was that to get to London to pick up his medal he had to walk to London because he didn't have enough money for the fare. Also the medals were sold into a private collection because the family was somewhat destitite at the time. Some more from Terry I received the attached documents from Sgt Clarke's great grandson last time I was over in England |
| Sent in by Ian Lewis |