231730 Sgt. Bernard Foley British Army 15th Battalion Cheshire Regiment from:Ryhope, Sunderland (d.14th Oct 1918) Barney Foley was part of the 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, one of the Bantam Battalions. He was pony driver underground in the Ryhope Pit before joining the War. He lived with his mother, father and sister Mary in Ryhope, Sunderland. As he was unmarried he left his keeper ring with his mother when he left for the war. Unfortunately, he was never to return and collect his ring. His mother passed it to his sister Mary, who then passed it to her daughter Margaret (Peggy), my Nana. She is 92 and still has it today.
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