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Medal of Staffordshire Regiment soldier found in Midlands garden
A British gardening enthusiast has discovered two long-lost World War I medals in his potato patch. Roger Aston, of Smethwick in the West Midlands, found one German and one British medal. The latter was awarded to 33-year-old Private Francis Hubball, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, Belgium, centenary, Flanders, Hubble, lost, Medals, news, Private Francis Hubball, Smethwick, Soldiers of the Great War, Staffordshire Regiment, William Henry Chance
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Two brother officers
‘The daily newspapers published casualty lists, and also extracts from The London Gazette. Naturally we looked through these for possible news of friends. ‘One day I saw my brother’s name – commissioned a second lieutenant in the Sherwood Foresters. I … Continue reading
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Tagged casualties, officers, Sherwood Foresters, Staffordshire Regiment
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 