Private 41453 Reuben Breslin, Croxton Pool
12th South Wales Borderers
Reuben was born 3rd December 1898 and baptised in Hanmer Church 1st January 1899.
Like his brothers, he attended the local school until March 1912. Sadly, like his elder brother Fred, he lost his life fighting for his country.
CWGC – age 19. Gives his unit as 2nd South Wales Borderers, and date of death as 11 March. Son of George and Margaret Breslin later of Whitchurch Road, Hanmer. Killed at Ypres. No known grave – Tyne Cot Memorial, Ypres. “Soldiers Died in the Great War” states born at Hanmer and enlisted at Wrexham, and agrees with the CWGC information. Medal Index Card also gives him a previous Training Reserve number 22398 [The 2nd SWB was a regular Army unit. It was stationed in the Ypres Salient early in 1918, and repulsed an enemy counter-attack on 11 March 1918]http://www.flintshirewarmemorials.com/memorials/hanmer/hanmer-soldiers-ww1/breslin-reuben/
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/842852/BRESLIN,%20REUBEN
Hanmer WW1 