Hello List, My interests are: LEES YOUNG Sunderland WARDLE Sunderland/Newcastle MCKENNA Sunderland RICHARDSON Sunderland NIXON Sunderland MULLIGAN Sunderland. I have recently acquired transcripts of letters that passed between my Great Grandparents James Baker Richardson and Sarah(Nixon)Richardson during WW1, at first James was believed killed during the Battle of the Somme, but was then found to be a POW, I have deduced from these letters that he served in the Durham Light Infantry and that pre war he worked for Doxfords (shipbuilding?) The family home at this time was 23 Brady Street, Pallion, does it still exist? There are also references to Thomas Lees Young who was killed on 16th September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. James & Sarah's daughter Annie (my grandmother) was married to James Lees Young, brother to Thomas. Tomorrow (Saturday 27th September) I am making the long trip north to Sunderland, I promised myself that if my football team (Reading) played my other team (Sunderland) I would be there in The Stadium of Light, my mum was born not far from Roker Park. I would be interested to hear from anyone with similar interests. Melanie Bishop