Brearley is a well known Whittington name. Harry lived at Elmwood House and everyone who grew up in Whittington in recent years will be familiar with Brearley Park.
Harry's son Leo served in the 1st Naval Brigade in WW1, and was interned in the Netherlands in October 1914.
The story of his capture and subsequent escape was documented in the Derbyshire Courier on 3 July 1915.
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