I don't think he was, Noreen. Having joined in Bury I should think he was in one of the Bury divisions rather than the Salford ones. Used to beat me why he walked to Bury (10 miles) rather than Salford (2 miles) when he enlisted. Guess Swinton folk never liked going into Salford! More realisticaly I think that the Bury battalions were formed before the Salford ones. I think he just wanted to join up early.

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Dave