• 1894: Manchester Ship Canal opened

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GLYNDE

SOLDIER KILLED

We regret to state that Private Frank Brown, who was with the Canadian Contingent, and a son of Mr Brown, Wharf Cottage, Glynde, has been killed in action. The news was received in a strange manner by deceased's sister, who had sent a box of goods addressed to her brother. The box, however, was returned unopened, and written on the label were the words: - "Killed in action". Any official notification of his death would, of course, not be sent to his father or sister but to his wife in Canada. The family, however, has received news from another source that he was killed on October the 22nd.