Monday, 1 January 2018
Henry Saunders 1926-2006
Remembering my grandad, Henry "Harry" Saunders 20 May 1926 - 20 March 2006. He was the foreman on the construction of Notre Dame High School, Eccleston, St Helens (later De La Salle School) in the 1950s before becoming the school's caretaker where he remained until his retirement.
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