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death comes to dinner. 1/6th manchesters

Started by mack, August 20, 2009, 09:57:37 PM

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mack

26-5-15

while some of his mates were baling out the water from their trench,pte coops began to prepare some grub,he was spotted by a sniper,who shot him under the shoulder,killing him instantely,his best pal,pte turton later wrote to his parents,expressing his sadness at the loss of his best pal

pte 2378 harry coops,"springfield"7 albert rd,cheadle hulme
worked for geo hewitt+co,portland st,manchester
aged 20

pte 2143 charles,greaves turton,3 beech rd,cheadle hulme
pte turton was killed 9 days later on 4th june
aged 26