poppy
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Post by poppy on Feb 2, 2018 7:11:47 GMT -5
I would be very grateful for any information or help about a young boxer who lost his life in WW1. I am researching James Alfred Parkinson who was born in Hartlepool in 1897 and I have newspaper articles which state he was a well known local boxer who fought under the name of Gus Parker. He enlisted in 1914 age 17, and was killed in Gallipoli in 1915. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any other details about his boxing, the local papers for Hartlepool only carry reports on the more established (and older) boxers and their fights. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks.
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