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George Falkner and Sons Printers
George Falkner and Sons Printers
George Falkner and Sons, also known as the Deansgate Press, was a firm of printers founded in Manchester in 1843. From 1873 to 1941, their main printworks was at 170, Deansgate, Manchester. By the 1890s, they also had offices in London and Liverpool. During the First World War, they designed and printed recruiting posters and Christmas cards for the British forces. An unpublished history of the firm states that 36 members of staff served in the forces during the war, and four were killed. This community includes all those who can be identified from surviving records.
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Born 1895
British Army 1933 Private Manchester Regiment 1/7th Battalion
British Army 1933 Private 45th Provisional Battalion
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Born 1876
Died 1955
Royal Navy Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines Plymouth Division
Royal Navy Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines 5th Battalion
Royal Navy Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines Plymouth Division
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Born 1888
British Army 203136 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Printing Company
British Army 203136 Sapper Royal Engineers 2nd Field Survey Company
British Army 203136 Sapper Royal Engineers 6th Field Survey Company
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Born 1889
British Army 33393 Corporal Highland Light Infantry 15th
British Army Cadet Guards Officer Cadet Battalion
British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 1/6th
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British Army 29866 Private Army Reserve
British Army 29866 Private Manchester Regiment 25th
British Army 29866 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd
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Born 1894
Died 1961
British Army 1635 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5th London Brigade
British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery 1/2nd London Divisional Ammunition Column
British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery 3/2nd London Divisional Ammunition Column
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Born 1890
British Army 202265 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment 2/5th Battalion
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Born 1876
Died 1915
British Army 23446 Private Manchester Regiment 11th Battalion
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