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Herbert’s War: My Grandfather, Herbert

9th June 2022 Going Postal 0

My paternal grandfather, Herbert, was born in Morley in 1875 to a family of coal miners and woollen weavers.  The sixth of twelve children, he was a master boot and shoe maker and repairer. As [more…]

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