A Preston man is searching for details of his grandfather's exploits in World War I
A Preston man is searching for details of his grandfather’s exploits in World War I.Sean Livesey’s grandfather Fred – who stood at just 5′ 1″ tall – was part of The Cheshire Bantams, a special battalion that accepted recruits from 5′ tall up to the then minimum height requirement of 5′ 3″.
Sean said: “Fred passed a medical at the Preston recruitment office and would have received a free rail pass to allow him to travel to Birkenhead on 30 November 1914. I would love to hear from any Blog Preston readers who have similar stories of their parents or grandparents. It is likely that Fred travelled with workmates of a similar stature.
“Fred was well known on the local sporting scene, specifically as a trainer for Higher Walton F.C. and as a cricket umpire, where he had the nicknames ‘Mac’ and ‘Nick’. Does anyone have any recollections of Higher Walton F.C. – now disbanded – or the Preston and District Cricket League in which he umpired?
“At some point Fred was the concert secretary of a club in the Tithebarn area of Preston, possibly called the ‘Fruiterer’s Club’. Does anybody have a recollection of such a club? It was probably cleared to make way for the Guild Hall, so could still have been in operation in the 1960s.
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