Area: Cherry Burton, East Riding

Born Beverley, 1897. Son of Charles and Hannah Freear, of Cherry Burton, Beverley, Yorkshire. His father was a cart man, probably at Queensgate chalk quarry. Richard was a farm servant (cow boy) on George Gray's farm at the age of 14 and later worked for the NER at Straddlethorpe. He enlisted on 13/12/1915. Described as just over 5 foo […]

BORN CHERRY BURTON 1891. ADOPTED SON OF STEPHEN AND SARAH GRANTHAM, OF CHERRY BURTON, BEVERLEY. HE WORKED AS A DOMESTIC FOOTMAN, AT 37, PRINCES GATE, MAYFAIR, LONDON (1911 CENSUS) FOR THE STRICKLAND CONSTABLE FAMILY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 223RD ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 02/09/1918, AGED 27. HE MARRIED EL […]

BORN HUGGATE, YORKS 1899. SON OF WILBERFOSS & THE LATE HANNAH TINEGATE, OF "HOLLY LODGE", RAISETHORP, WHARRAM, MALTON. SON OF A GAME KEEPER. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 82014, OF THE TRAINING RESERVE. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/09/1918, AGED 19. HE IS BU […]