Francis Arthur Jefferson VC, 2nd Bn Lancashire Fusiliers

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  1. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    I started to look into this man because I thought he might have been related to Stan Laurel (real name: Arthur Stanley Jefferson). Both men were born in Ulverston, Lancashire.

    I couldn't find a connection. Then things went from bad:

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    to worse:

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    Damn.
     
    harkness, Sep 6, 2019
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  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    UK, Victoria Cross Medals, 1857-2007
    Name: Francis Arthur Jefferson
    Birth Date: 18 Aug 1921
    Birth Place: Sunderland Terrace, Ulverston, Lancashire
    Death Date: 4 Sep 1982
    Death Place: Bolton Infirmary
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    TD
     
    Tricky Dicky, Sep 6, 2019
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  3. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    What a sad story. :poppy:
     
    bamboo43, Sep 6, 2019
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