Somme
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Private Albert Hudson – tortured at the Somme
Albert Hudson was born on 26 November 1892 in Leeds, to Alfred and Elizabeth. Alfred worked as a brewers draughtsman, most likely at the Tetley brewery which was one of Leeds’ largest employers and nearby to their home. On the 1901 census, Elizabeth was a homemaker and the couple had five children aged between 17… Continue reading
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Double tragedy at the Somme
William and Emma Leonard (nee Dowd) married in October 1890, originally from Leeds, William worked as a coal miner and Emma would be kept busy at home (now in Batley) as the couple eventually had 9 children. The oldest of William & Emma’s children was Ann, who was born in October of 1891. On the… Continue reading
The Stories Behind the Stones 