Henry Hurst Anderson
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Henry Hurst Anderson was the fifth child born to John and Lizzie Anderson. John Anderson and Lizzie Hurst married in 1876 and lived mainly in Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire. Henry was born on 5 Aug 1887 at Gringley and spent all his childhood there, as did his ten siblings. Willie1878, John 1880, Millicent 1883, , Beatrice 1884, George 1885, Muriel 1890, Clarence 1891, Walter 1893, Thomas1896 and Frederick 1899. Henry broke away from his family when he married Sarah Ann Schofield in 1909. They set up home at Low Barugh, near Barnsley. They very quickly had three children by 1911, Hilda May in 1909, Ernest Leslie in 1910 and Fred William born in 1911. Meanwhile in the same year, John & Lizzie Anderson had moved to Worksop, resident at 246 Gateford Road with five of their 11 children. Henry's widow re-married to Albert Hagain at Barnsley in 1916.
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One of five brothers who served. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Research by Colin Dannatt
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