I have not been able to find his link to the Manchester badge. The soldier was in a Liverpool based Trg Reserve Bn in 1916 and was then transferred to the East Lancashires. The Trg Res Bn would have probably been wearing a GS Button as their badge.
His brother was KIA with the Manchesters so there may have been a link there.
There is no link to a Mancs Pals Bn so it would appear to be a wartime expedient for a Service Bn.
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