Private William Alexander Proudfoot in uniform with his mother, father and eleven siblings. William was born in 1896 in Northenden and enlisted in the Manchester Regiment in 1915. After the war, he worked for Metro-Vickers and lived for many years on Dane Road, Sale. Top row: Frank, Lilian, Mr Proudfoot, William Alexander, Edith; middle row: Doris, Ivy, Mrs Proudfoot with Rene, Nellie, Margaret; bottom row: Ruth, James, Hilda.