Hindle, Christopher James

Born:  1895, Darwen; son of Joseph Hindle and Mary Jane Banks

Died:   27 April 1919

I could not find any information in the Darwen News but his army record paper survive and make interesting reading.

Enlisted at Blackburn on 5 January 1915. At this time of joining up he was working at Joseph Place's Pipe Works, Hoddlesden.

          Height   5'  5"

          Chest    34"

          Weight  136lb

20 May 1916: Overstayed his pass for 43 hours and deprived of pay for 8 days.

2 March - 31 May 1917: In hosptial due to bronchitis

12 July - 19 Aug 1918: In hosptial with influenza [most likely Spanish Flu]