Royal Artillery

Lance Corporal Pearson Crossley

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Driver, Royal Army Service Corps. Number T/275802. Early life: Pearson was born on the 30th of November in 1916. His parents were John William Crossley and Mabel Crossley née Raine who had been married at St. John’s Church, Ingrow on the 13th of May 1916. In the 1921 census his father John was 31 and … Read more

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James Raymond Clapham

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Gunner, 294th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Service no. 127074. Early life: Raymond was born in 1898 in Keighley, to parents Joseph and Ruth Clapham. His father was a blacksmith and wheelwright. In 1901 Raymond was three and living at 10, Nashville Terrace, Exley Head with his parents. They were still there in 1911 when … Read more

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