Harrogate Herald - 13th March 1918

Breare Letter

Mrs Hatcliffe has two sons and two sons-in-law fighting. The eldest son is Private William Hatcliffe, Army Service Corps, the second Private H G C Hatcliffe, Legion of Frontiersmen, from British East Africa. One brother-in-law is Private J Meadows, who used to work at Hales', wine merchant, formerly of British East Africa, now of France. George Lamb, Royal Garrison Artillery, who has been wounded, has now gone back. Private William Hatcliffe called to see me on Friday and gave me this interesting news. He had seen Jack Wood, who used to drive for Dr Bertram Watson, and Walter Travel, who drove a char-a-banc for the North Eastern Railway. These boys are on the same column. He had also seen Clarence Oddy.