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By John L. Plaster

Message: <blockquote data-quote="galcock" data-source="post: 42142">John AlcockJohn Alcock (known as Jack to his friends) was born in Goole Yorkshire. his father was a riveter at Goole shipyards. He left schoolat 14 and became a butchers boy. When he had gained a few years he enlisted in the Coldstreat Guards with the intention of becoming a policeman later on. But the war arrived. He went to france and later was part of the guards retreat to Dunkirk. On this retreat he led his section out of some woods and came across his brother who was also a Coldstreamer. His brother charles was serving food to the retreating guardsman. They briefly exchanged words and the momnet was gone. Charles got back to the UK via Liverpool, but he had no recollection of the trip as he had been wounded and knocked out with morphine for the entire trip home. My father, John Alcock, got back but nearly missed the boat as he had vouentered to help carry some wounded from an ambulance. He was sent to wakefield in order to regroup and reform. My mother cycled from Goole to Wakefield to see him.</blockquote>