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Family memories – a soldier’s Great War sketchbook

Local History   Military History   Social History   World War 1
Posted by administrator on October 17, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

Recently, one of our visitors has shown us some interesting First World War drawings by his grandfather, Private James McGarrigle. A coal miner at Seaton Delaval before he joined up, Private McGarrigle was a soldier with 7th Northumberland Fusiliers Observation… Read more