Soldier. Born as Lee James McClure (he later took his stepfather's surname) in Crumpsall, Manchester. He joined the army in 2006, and was selected to be a member of the Corps of Drums, serving in Cyprus and Afghanistan. He was later based in Woolwich in a recruitment post, and it was here, while off-duty, that he was violently murdered in the street by a pair of fanatics.
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Lee Rigby
A touching tribute, especially since Rigby was a supporter of Manchester Unit...
In loving memory of Fusilier Lee James Rigby, 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of...
{On the plaque:} In memory of Fusilier Lee Rigby 4 July 1987 - 22 May 2013. T...
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Frank David Chubb was born on 30 August 1882 in Willesden, Middlesex (now Greater London), the son of George Edward Hurrell Chubb (1851-1941) and Elizabeth Chubb née Staddon (1851-1942). His birth ...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
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