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L/Cpl. Fred Buckley
British Army 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Dewsbury
(d.20th Sep 1914)
Fred Buckley was not his real name, his name was Abraham Wolstenholme. He lied about his age as he thought he would not have to enlist. He was a married man with three children; Lydia was his wife, and the children were Eva, Marjorie and Betsy (known as Bessie).
His name on the Dewsbury War Memorial is A Wolstenhome, but his name on but his name on the Memorial on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial is Fred Buckley. He was my Great Grandfather