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Originally Posted by Len
My late grandfather never knew his dad because while at the age of just one year old his father (P Dempsey) died on day one for the battle of the somme at the age of 23 alongside many of his Accrington pals.
+ Patrick ******
God bless.
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Patrick ********. Transferred to the Machine Gun Corps with my uncle in June 1915. Patrick was killed in action on December 27th 1917. He used to work at Howard and Bulloughs. his name is on Sacred Heart Memorial and Accrington War Memorial.