Harrogate Herald - 11th February 1920

Wednesday Gossip

Captain B L Ratcliffe, of the West Yorks, who has been awarded the MC for gallant conduct in escaping from captivity, is a Harrogate gentleman, and a nephew of Colonel Sir E A Brotherton, MP, who was wounded, and was a prisoner for 2½ years. He jumped from a train, and got his liberty while being moved from Inglestadt to Krefeld.