1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) Regimental number 3084. Early life: Thomas’s parents were William George Lemon and Elizabeth Lemon nee Bennett who were married on the 27th of July 1893 at St. Peter’s Church in Marchington, Staffordshire. William George was aged 29 and Elizabeth was aged 33. Thomas was born in 1893 … Read more
Gunner. Royal Garrison Artillery. Regimental number 285369. Early life: Leslie was born on Saturday the first of July 1893 and his birth was registered at Skipton in the third quarter of that year. His parents were Frederick Ramsell and Mary Ramsell née Smith, who were married at Tamworth in Staffordshire in the first quarter of … Read more
Voluntary Aid Detachment page International Women’s Day Nurse. Voluntary Aid Detachment, St. John Ambulance Brigade. Early life: Annie Powell was born Annie Tate at Uttoxeter on the 12th of February 1886. We know little of her very early life. According to the Red Cross V.A.D. records 25 year old Annie lived at 7 John … Read more