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Wolverton Men Enlist
In August 1914 many young men from Wolverton left their jobs in the local Railway Works to volunteer to fight in what came to be known as the Great War. They were afraid that unless they joined up quickly they'd miss out, because everybody thought the conflict would be over by that Christmas.

A year later people back in England already knew what the horrible consequences of the war were, but there were still a lot of young men who were keen to join up.

Albert French was one of them...

Volunteers go to join up led by the Wolverton Town Band
September 1914
This except from his Railway Works' employment card states he "Left without Notice" on 16th October 1915.