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Keenleyside, J.A., 1914-18
The Northern Cyclist Battalion C Company Memoir contains the following:

KEENLYSIDE, John Arkle, Denton Burn, Scotswood, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Enlisted N.C.B. February 2nd, 1915. Played in all Company football matches. Left the Battalion July 25th, 1917, for the 1/8 Lancashire Fusiliers. Was wounded at Ypres on 3rd September, and returned to England. To France again March 3rd, 1918, and again wounded on the day of the big German raid, March 21st, so back to Blighty again. Then to France a third time in August, 1918, and stayed till after the turn of the year.

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