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 The 'Swan' in 1914

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Court case involving serving drink to convalescent soldiers in WWI

This photo, from Alice Allen, shows men in uniform in front of the 'Swan', ready to go to the front in 1914. The landlord William Clark's son, also William, was later 'mentioned in despatches'. He stayed in the Army as a career soldier.

Nell Clark identified the following:

"1: Nell Clark, 2: Gladys Stephenson, 3: Fred Hall, 4,  5,  6,  7: Jim Clark, 8,  9: Harry Clark."

Here are Nell, Gladys, Jim and Harry in close-up:

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