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St. Annes Express THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31st,
1914
ROLL OF HONOUR
The St. Annes Roll of Honour, of men who are serving the colours
and who have volunteered for service, contains 217 names, and the war has already
taken its toll of their number.
Two are reported to have been killed in action—Private
Isaac Street, of Clifton Street [now Curzon Road, St.Annes], at
La Cateau, on August 26 and Private William Ball, of Clifton
Street [now Curzon Road, St.Annes], in Northern France between December
4th and 12th. Private J. Unsworth, St. David's' Road North, was
wounded at the Battle of the Aisne; Private George Pollard, of
Hope Street, is also reported wounded. Stoker Martin Stenton, of
the 1st Naval Brigade, is interned at Gronengen, Holland; and Private
Richard Crook, of Albert Road, is a prisoner of war at Gustro,
Germany.
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