Oldham Historical Research Group

'THE GREAT WAR',     'THE WAR TO END WAR',     'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
                                                                                                  from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen

1914 - 1918

1915 National Registration Card

1915 National Registration Card

1915 National Registration Card
Issued to Elizabeth Jane Goodyear, of Oldham Road, Failsworth.
Her 'work with ostrich feathers' entailed curling the ostrich feathers for ornamenting ladies hats.
Her sister, Priscilla, was a milliner.

Information & photo contributed by : Martin Goodyear

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