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Title: ripon labour corps
Post by: UNDERTAKER on Thursday 15 May 14 18:31 BST (UK)
anyone know if the records for the above exist say from world war one, and why you would have gone there.?does it mean you were a soldier or was it given as a job instead of going to war as don't know what the labour corps did at this time.

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Title: Re: ripon labour corps
Post by: crisane on Wednesday 21 May 14 07:32 BST (UK)
This site says there were barracks at Ripon
http://www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk/html-files/cemeteries/ripon-cemetery.htm

This site has information about the Labour Corps
http://www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk/html-files/cemeteries/ripon-cemetery.htm

Using a search engine brings up lots of references including this one on Rootschat
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=185819.0