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William Brookes was born at Penkridge in Staffordshire in 1881. After working as a farm labourer, William joined the North Staffordshire Regiment on 28 December 1899 and soon found himself on the...
Frank Williamson was born at Christchurch on 21 January 1886, the son of Joseph and Annie Williamson. In 1902, he passed the sixth standard examinations at St. Albans Primary School. He worked as...
William grew up in children’s homes and joined the army at the age of 15 in 1894. Compared to today’s boys he was only the size of a 12-13 year old at the time. He enlisted in the West Surrey (or...
Alfred Hodge was one of eleven children of Mary and Edward Henry Hodge, from the small town of Riversdale, in Southland. He was a quiet, gentle person, called Alfie by his friends and family. One...
Henry Harrison (Harry) Bennett was the 6th of 12 children, born into a West Coast mining family of Scottish descent. He enlisted at Westport on 9 February 1916 at the age of 21 and embarked aboard...