The Parting of the Caldicott Brothers

The Caldicott brothers, William and John, were originally from Bilston in the Black Country, and had moved to the Port with hundreds of others before the war to follow the move made by the Wolverhampton Iron Works in order to take up employment there. They had the chance to avoid signing up for military service as they were in exempted occupations, but both men wouldnt hear of it and went together to enlist for the Liverpool Pals. Their story is a heartbreaking one, both with their battlefield experiences and life at home.

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