I have lived in Clayton le Woods for 40 years and have an ancestral connection going as far back as 1763 on my maternal side.
I have always had a keen interest in genealogy, local, WW1 and WW2 history.
Most of my spare time I spend researching war history which started originally whilst researching the war history of family members.
When I discovered TOM PEEL, a relative, on the war memorial at Whittle le Woods, it inspired and motivated me to research all the men on the memorial.
My traditional and modern approach to research, piles of paperwork, emails, books and personal visits continue to help my ongoing progress
If I am not spending time on the "Clayton and Whittle at War" website development I am usually
'Gone Fishing' or preparing for a trip to the battlefields.
John Melling, 2020