John Benson RIDLEY born c1888 West Hartlepool, Attested 1 Sep 1914, Age:26yrs. 139days., Occ:Shunter, Ser. No. 33531 Cpl. - A/Bdr. 'C' Battery, 53rd. Brig. Royal Field Artillery, B.E.F. France, Salonica 17/1/17, Demobbed Abt. 2 Feb 1919
Date (of image) : 17/1/1917
Donor : ORBC/Neil G. Wainwright
Part of the "Fred's Little Book" collection
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These images are from two albums which are part of a unique record of young men and women who were members of the Oxford Road Baptist Church, West Hartlepool and enlisted in the First World War. Some of the photos and postcards note; Name, Rank, Service No., Regiment and the dates letters and parcels were sent to them. The originator of this collection was a Mr. Fred Marsden a member of the Church and also a Postman. 'Fred's little book' as it is referred to contains 177 separate entries.
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