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Joe Macknade
Played by Lloyd Thomas
| Fact title | Fact data |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1896 |
| Place of birth | Folkestone |
| Age at outbreak of WW1 | 18 |
| Occupation | Unemployed barker |
| Address | Saffrons Place, Folkestone |
Affable and well-meaning, though not very bright, Joe is unfairly tarred with the Macknade brush.
Like his father, Bill, he is largely unemployed, though he does odd jobs as a carnival barker. He has poor health, is small in stature and famously rotten teeth. He is desperate to enlist to escape an unhappy family home and a life of poverty.
