submarinemenace

The Times They Are A-Changin'

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• Suck Diesel said:

  

• John Spooner said:

  James Murtland, buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Maulte
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• John Spooner said:

  In the 1911 census James Murtland was a shirt cutter

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  John Spooner not the best skill to take to war with you.

• John Spooner said:

  National Library of Ireland on The Commons As you mention it, a lot of recruits from Coventry ended up in the machine gun corps, because it was assumed you worked in the motorcycle industry, and could operate and/or fix a motorcycle used to transport the machine gun (like my brother-in-law's grandfather). Likewise if you were from Grimsby the chances were you'd end up in an armoured trawler fighting the submarine menace (like Gainsborough Trinity goalkeeper Jim Bagshaw). But yes, difficult to find a suitable role for a shirt-cutter.