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. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 02/09/1918, AGED 27. HE MARRIED ELSIE WORNER, of  1 WOODHALL STRETT, STONEFERRY ROAD HULL, AT SCULCOATES, HULL IN 1915. HIS PENSION WENT TO MISS ELSIE FROST, OF THE CHANTRY, NORWICH, GUARDIAN OF THEIR CHILD. (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS) HE IS B […]

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 […]