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Pte. John Eardley
British Army Manchester Regiment
(d.4th Jun 1915)
Private John Eardley, Manchester Regiment, served on the Gallipoli Peninsula since the landings in April. In civilian life he was an avid autograph collector. After his death on the 4th of June 1915 a postcard was found in his trench which read: “A man who goes on calmly hunting autographs with all civilization crumbling around him, and the Turkish enemy not far below the horizon, really deserves to succeed. So here goes, G Bernard Shawâ€Â.