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Harry ‘Ding Dong’ Bell

published on August 4, 2014 by Mike Categories: Family, General Rambling #Tagged: Family, History, Lest we forget, Stories, The Great War, World War One, WWI

Today seems quite a fitting day to post this. This is Harry Bell, or Ding Dong as I knew my Great Grandfather, sitting on his horse during the early part of World War One. Ding Dong had shipped out with the Cheshire Regiment soon after the outbreak of World War One. He had this photograph […]

Family History

published on January 26, 2012 by Mike Categories: Family #Tagged: 1930, Church Lads Brigade, Eli John Darby, Family, Granddad

Today 82 years ago, my Granddad was admitted in to 2628 Company of the ‘Church Lads Brigade’ at the rank of Private. I’ve not found anything on 2628 company, I think they would have been in the Bradford & Beswick area of Manchester.

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