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Originally Posted by magaidhn
Hello again
I am particularly keen to have information on the recruitment of the men from Amble for WW1 - most, if not all, the Straker boys signed to the Northumberland Fusiliers.
Maggie
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Have you looked at the CWGC website
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx
There are some 28 Straker men who died in the UK forces.
There is also a Pension record surviving for William Straker of Choppington age 25 in 1915 of the Northumberland Fusiliers
Robin