Private F J Parkyn, whose home is at Knaresborough, says : 

I used to work for Topham Brothers, and Knowles; in fact, I was working for Knowles when Mr Harry Knowles was in the Army, and I was very sorry to hear of his death. I also see T Moody has gone West. I did like that boy, for that is all he was. I was in training with him at Clipstone Camp. It is very sad to know of so many Harrogate boys going under. I met J Pickard out here. He is in the Royal Field Artillery. He has gone up the line. I have worked in Harrogate for fourteen years, and I have always liked it.