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Pte 202508 2/4 York & Lancs. b 1893 Sheffield, 1911C  a saw hardener in Sheffield. His father, John Robert Standrin b 1865 in Hathersage and 1871C living at Bean Row, Hathersage. Brother to Fred and Mary Standrin b 1874 Hathersage, mother of Alfred Westwood and George Frederick Westwood below. They are on the 1881C as ‘Standring’.

Sgt 19571 1st Bn Grenadier Guards, enlisted 28/9/1914, wounded three times, once accidently. Transferred to be commissioned 18/7/1918 (no details found). b1887 Golcar, W Yorks. 1911C  a policeman in Dewsbury. His wife Gladys Rowbottom b 1884 Hathersage, died during WW1 on 24/6/1916. She was the sister of John William Rowbottom below.

Spr 297822 R E. Later seems to have been downgraded due to health to Spr 27149  Road Construction Coy R E.     b1882 Crofton near Wakefield. 1911 C in Neath, Wales, a railway contractor. Family lived in Hathersage at least from 1890/1895 as three other brothers were born there during this time. Walter the eldest brother, son of John and Martha Perkins, brother of Edwin, Lionel, Percy, Sidney and Charles Perkins. Their father was a railway contractor, and presumably was employed on the new line being built through the Hope Valley around this time.

21496 Pte Royal Welsh Fusiliers, served in Salonica – could have been acting Cpl at the time of his Gallantry citation as medal list only has confirmed promotions. was Awarded a ‘parchment certificate’ for gallant conduct throughout operations as NCO in charge of a battalion of signallers. b1893 Hathersage, son of John and Martha Perkins 1911C of “Lyncliff” Castle Street, Skewen, brother of Edwin, Lionel, Percy, Charles and Walter Perkins. 1911 Census for Wales living at Coedffranc, Glamorgan. Their father was Contracts Manager for the Railway. Family living in Hathersage at least 1890-1895.

No military found for him. b 1890 Hathersage. son of John and Martha Perkins, brother of Edwin, Lionel, Charles, Sidney and Walter Perkins. 1911 Census for Wales living at Coedffranc, Glamorgan. Their father was Contracts Manager for the Railway. Family living in Hathersage at least 1890-1895.

Cpl PS/9953 Royal Fusiliers (London Regt) awarded MM. (PS refers to ‘Public School’ and only applies to Royal Fusiliers and Middlesex Regts,.)  b1895 Hathersage. son of John and Martha Perkins, brother of Edwin, Charles, Percy, Sidney and Walter Perkins. 1911 Census for Wales living at Coedffranc, Glamorgan. Their father was Contracts Manager for the Railway. Only thing found in the papers is report on his trial for ‘Breach of Promise’ in the Western Mail 18/11/1930 p5.

son of John and Martha Perkins, brother of Charles, Lionel, Percy, Sidney and Walter Perkins. No military found for him. b1888 Wingford, Somerset. Family living in Hathersage at least 1890-1895.

Flight Sgt RFC died following an air crash. in Cirencester Red Cross Hospital on 28/4/1918 (Western Mail 3/5/1918 funeral report). b 1885 Featherstone, 1901C at Hathersage. 1891C son of John and Martha Perkins, brother of Edwin, Lionel, Percy, Sidney and Walter Perkins. does not appear on 1911C.  Records for him seem very scant. Family lived in Hathersage at least from 1890/1895 as three brothers were born there during this time. Their father was a railway contractor, and presumably was employed on the new line being built through the Hope Valley around this time.

1090 Pte Canadian Divisional Mounted Troops 8th Bn. b1891 Padley Wood, Hathersage. 1901C he was in Croydon and 1911C in London. He then emigrated to Canada in 1913. He received his discharge papers on 30/5/1919 in France. From there he went back to the UK and to his wife, Margaret Alma Mann, (whom he had married in Feb 1919, presumably while on leave) and to his sister and Mother, who were living in Essex. Then, with his wife, he went to the US/Canada?  They were certainly around Buffalo NY because he was granted a divorce there in 1927, approximately five years after Margaret went missing, presumed dead. (There was a suggestion she had fallen over Niagara Falls?). George certainly believed her to be dead. He ended up in Savannah Georgia USA. In 1928 (a year after his divorce), he married Mrytis Garfield of Savannah. In WW2 he still lived in Savannah Georgia, as part of the security services, which was all apparently a bit mysterious. His sister Jessie also went to Canada and farmed there. His other sister Margaret was also born in Hathersage. Their father was a railway civil engineer / tunnel manager. There is much more detail of him on the Ancestry.co.uk website..

✟ ≠ 2/Lt RFC 5th Artillery Observation Squad. Flew in RE 8 aircraft. KIA 17/3/1918, he had only arrived in France on 13/3/1918. Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Aubigny en Artois. Remembered also in St Peters Church Memorial Book, Brighton. b 1896 Wellingborough, Beds. 1911C living in Preston, Brighton, Sussex. His mother was Sarah Ann Cooper b1862 Hathersage, 1871C she was living at Barn int’Wood, Note Car Lane, Hathersage.