John George PEACOCK Ser. No. 33450 Driver, 170 Battery Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 23 Dec 1915, Aged 20yrs., son of John and Isabella Peacock, of 14, Uppingham St., West Hartlepool, Buried at ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France, Cross inscribed DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY. {C.W.G.C.}
Donor : ORBC/Neil 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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