Lancashire Fusiliers Annual Reunions between the wars

[Adnepos_Iacobi]

One of my great grandfathers, 282312 Pte Walter Samms HARTLEY was in 2/7th then 10th Bn of the Lancashire Fusiliers during the Great War.

My mum wonders where he disappeared to, regularly, every Spring, not telling anybody where he was going/had gone. She suspects that he went to Bury for a reunion. Could this be true?

[nanny jan]

You might get some help here:

http://www.fusiliermuseum.com/family-history


Nanny Jan

[Adnepos_Iacobi]

Thanks Nanny Jan

I had assumed he went to the annual Gallipoli meet-up, which still goes on.

I don't fancy shelling out 25 quid only to be told that he probably attended these meet-ups, despite not fighting in Gallipoli. I doubt that the Fusilier Museum will hold lists of attendees that will confirm the suspicion.

[nanny jan]

Local newspapers might have carried a report about reunions; especially in the earlier years. The county archives will have copies.


Nanny Jan