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17556 Pte  20 Service Bn Manchester Regt. (DC 15/2/1919, Soldiers who have received their discharge papers this week; Farrier John Blagden, Manchester Regt). b 1886 Hathersage. A blacksmith, worked at Derwent Water Board and lived at 1 Oddfellows Row, Hathersage and later Station Road, Hathersage. Brother of Thomas b 1877 who went to Canada with George, above, b1879. Arthur b 1883, (d 1957 and buried in Hathersage Churchyard), Samuel b 1890 and Esther Eliza b 1895 who married Frederick Sleath, below.

Served 6½ years with the York & Lancs and fought in South Africa in the Boer War.  Then in WW1; enlisted 3/12/195 in Canadian Infantry, 144 Bn Winnipeg Rifles; Pte 829602. He arrived in England aboard the S.S. Olympic on 25/9/1916 and promoted A/Sgt at Witley Camp, Surrey. 15/11/1916 he was suffering badly from Myalgia and was recommended 6 weeks Physical Training! On 9/1/1917 he was sent back from England to Canada on leave, and never returned, so was classified as a ‘deserter’ on 3/3/1917, but this was later rescinded as he had been retained in Canada and discharged on compassionate  grounds on 25/4/1917.

b Oct 1879 Oddfellows Row, Hathersage. Parents Thomas b 1854 at Edensor, & Mary (Broomhead?) b 1859 at Hathersage.  By 1914 he was in Lavenham, Manitoba, Canada. He married Lily Hounam in Canada (Benjamin Thompson’s cousin, see below). He was brother of Thomas b 1877 (who also went to Canada), Arthur b 1883 (d 1957 and buried in Hathersage Churchyard), John William below, b1886, Samuel b 1890 and sister Esther Eliza b 1895, who married Frederick Sleath below.

Pte DM2/075583 RASC.  b 1872 Sheffield. 1911C at Walkley, a tool striker. His daughter, Constance b 1904 Hathersage. Only in the village for a short time (possibly worked in the needle factories?)

21102 Pte Ox & Bucks Light Infantry. b 1897 Hathersage, by 1901C (& in 1911C) living in Tunstall Staffs, with twin brother Charlie above. Their Mother, Teresa was born in Bamford c 1877. Father (also Harry) was born in Tunstall, Staffs.

b 1897 Hathersage, by 1901C (&in 1911C) in Tunstall, Staffs. Twin brother to Harry below. Their Mother; Teresa was born in Bamford c 1877, father Harry, was born in Tunstall, Staffs.  Military uncertain, his grandson believes he was in Belgium and remembers medals that he had.  Probably enlisted under Charles and could have been in the Royal Artillery.

1911 joined the Navy SS 110945, but invalided out in 1917, re-enlisted in the Tank Corps. b 1891 Sheffield. 1901C, at Oak View Boarding School, Hathersage. 1911C living at Sheffield.

Sgt R E 562315. b Sheffield, in 1911C in Pendleton, Lancs., an engineer’s fitter. Stepson of Francis Crossland Wright, b Hathersage 1853 who in 1911C was a cab driver in Pendleton.

12589 12th HC – MR, Canada. b 1891 Malaga, Spain. 1901C at Oak View Boarding School, Hathersage.

ß  ă  Щ M/286300 Pte. 695 Mechanical Transport Coy. Army Service Corps.  (DC 8/11/1917; Driver John Bennett Ill in Hospital). He is pictured 5^th from right on WHW2W photo p 54.

Shown as living at Main Road, Hathersage on 1918 Absent Voters list.

✟ ≠  Pioneer, 67426, 423 Field Coy R.E. Killed 31/7/1917. Remembered at the Menin Gate, Ypres.Belgium. b 1895 Hathersage. 1901C in Lowesoft, Norfolk & 1911C; in Coedffranc Wales. Father was George Bell, a railway labourer and his mother was Keturah Wilson from the Hathersage Booths (b 1873). Brother of Dick Bell above.