Born in Shottle,Derbyshire, John was a farmer before moving to Smalley and finding work as a coal miner at Mapperley Colliery.

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The daughter of William Beardsley and his wife Mary Ann (née Brayfield), Elizabeth worked as a cook at the Rectory in Dalbury, Derbyshire, before she married John Bowmer.

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William, known as ‘Billy’, was born in Belper, and moved with his family to Smalley, Derbyshire, between 1891 and 1892, where he met and married Mary Annie Moss.

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The daughter of William Moss and his wife Sarah (née Kyte), Mary was born in Bowers Allerton, Yorkshire. Between 1894 and 1901, she moved with her family to Smalley, Derbyshire, where she met and married William Beardsley Bower.

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Elizabeth, known as ‘Bessie’, was born in Smalley, Derbyshire, where she married William Hudson in 1940.

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The son of John Hudson and his wife Mary Ann (née Cox), ‘Bill’ was born in Smalley, Derbyshire.

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Born in Shottle, Derbyshire, George worked as a carter and later as a farmer.

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Philip worked for the Midland Bank before joining the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps. He was working as a wireless operator in a tank when it received a direct hit. Philip is remembered on the Bayeux Memorial in France.

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