George LAUDERDALE Ser. No. 15098 Pte. Royal Scots Fusiliers. Lived at 13 Devon St., West Hartlepool and was a member of the Church group ‘The Lads Own’. Pictured here at aged 17. George survived the war and was demobbed. He was the uncle of the present Church Archivist, John LAUDERDALE, who made available this incredible collection of images from the First World War
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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