BORN HULL 1893. HE WAS ORPHANED AT AN EARLY AGE. A SINGLE MAN, WITH A SISTER SARAH WHOSE WHEREABOUTS WERE UNKNOWN. HE WAS CARED FOR BY FOSTER MOTHER MRS AMELIA W. COSGROVE, OF 18 DUNCOMBE STREET, SHEFFIELD. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE ROYAL MARINES BAND IN 1908. DESCRIBED AS BROWN EYES, BLACK HAIR, 5 FOOT, 3 INCHES TALL, 113 LBS WEI […]
