09-03-2009, 09:53
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Re: World War 1
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Originally Posted by polly
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I just wondered if you had anything on Seth Burrows, he was my step-grandfather. He never talked about his war experiences and as a child I was always told not to ask.
I am guessing he would have been in his late teens at the time of the 1st WW. although originally from Preston he did spend much of his life in Accrington and in the 1970's was the doorman at Platt's Club (Bulloughs)
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Seth Smith Burrows Private. 1526. 1st East Lancs. Lived at 26 Union St, Accrington. Wrote home to his parents in June 1915 that he was in hospital in Malta, suffering fromn six bullet wounds in his leg, I'll soon be back in England. Seth was discharged frrom the army 9-8-1916.
formerly worked at Entwistle & Kenyons.
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