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Offline mmm45

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Re: Help finding a regiment
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 09 October 08 23:26 BST (UK) »
Medal Index Card will record the  rank he had when he  first went overseas.
LCpl was an unpaid rank at the time and lads were promoted/demoted regualrly.

The Manchesters website may have info if you google Manchester Regiment. :)

Ady
Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.
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