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Yorkshire based sand artist Jamie Wardley and the Sand In Your Eye Team created a 10 tonne sand sculpture in the courtyard at Hebden Royd Town Hall in August 2014. The piece was entitled ‘Loss is Eternal’ and depicts the moment when the wife of a…

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Created by Jamie Wardley of Sandinyoureye as part of the Hebden Royd Town Council commemoration of the start of WW1. Entitled 'Loss is Eternal' it depicts the receipt of a notification of the death of a loved one.

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Part of a collection of postcards posted to Mr A Barrett, 147 Halifax Road, Todmorden dated 15.7.1918, written on the rear is: Some of our lorries on the Road. Note the hilly country: Some of our lorries on the Road. Note the hilly country.

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Part of a collection of postcards posted to Mr A Barrett, 147 Halifax Road, Todmorden dated 15.7.1918. written on the rear is: 'This one, is our Section, with the N.C.O.'s and men. I think you will be able to make me out amongst the boys'. 'This…

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Part of a collection of postcards posted to Mr A Barrett, 147 Halifax Road, Todmorden dated 15.7.1918. written on the rear is: 'This is one of our lorries which prefers being in the ditch instead of keeping to the road. How this happened I cannot…

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Part of a collection of postcards posted to Mr A Barrett, 147 Halifax Road, Todmorden dated 15.7.1918. written on the rear is: 'A Leyland which had 500gallons of petrol on board, which had the misfortune to be struck by lightning. This is what…

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Part of a collection of postcards posted to Mr A Barrett, 147 Halifax Road, Todmorden dated 15.7.1918.

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Part of a collection of postcards posted to Mr A Barrett, 147 Halifax Road, Todmorden dated 15.7.1918. written on the rear is: 'A rather funny position. Both drivers escaping with only slight scratches.'

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Born in Leeds 22/3/1882, died 9/10/1919 at Passchendaele.

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Clarence Hebblethwaite Holt is standing on the left. He was in the 2/10 Manchester Regiment. He enlisted in 1916 whilst living and working as a printer/compositor in Manchester. His mother and his wife's family lived in Luddenden, where they had…

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22nd Manchester Regiment. Clarance is 4th from right on next to back row. Probably dated 1916 outside army hut before leaving with B.E.F. for France

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John with Margaret Mahony nee O'Rourke, 1873 - 1944, with daughter Margaret (Peggy) 1914 – 1993.

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Claude Served with the Kings Royal Rifle Corps in the first world war. He is in uniform here so this was possibly taken in about 1915. He would have been 18 in 1915 and Gladys would have been 21 and Monica 15.

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He is commemorated at Wainsgate Chapel, on the memorial plaque and a photograph, also on his family's memorial in the graveyard.
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