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The Suggitts: a story of a nephew and his uncle
“he died gloriously in the Field of Battle” and “giving his life for his Country as truly as any soldier who fell on the Field of Battle.” William was son of Tom and Eva. Tom was an engineering labourer, originally from Slingsby, Yorkshire. Tom married Eva Jordan, who was from Weatherthorpe, Yorkshire and the couple… Continue reading
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Double tragedy at the Somme
William and Emma Leonard (nee Dowd) married in October 1890, originally from Leeds, William worked as a coal miner and Emma would be kept busy at home (now in Batley) as the couple eventually had 9 children. The oldest of William & Emma’s children was Ann, who was born in October of 1891. On the… Continue reading
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“The business of an explosive is to explode”: How the women of Leeds helped win the war
The story of the unsung heroes of the war, the women who worked in dangerous munitions factories. Continue reading
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Arthur Surr – Prisoner of War
Arthur Surr T/157093 278, General Transport Coy R. A. S. C Arthur Surr was born to George Edward and Laura Surr (nee Attack) on 7 November, 1919 in Holbeck, Leeds. [George worked as a clothiers stock cutter and during World War One, he attested to the Royal Garrison Artillery where he served as a signaller… Continue reading
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Alfred Place – Champion Boxer. “By his coolness and self-sacrifice Petty Officer Place probably saved the lives of the other men.”
Petty Officer Alfred Place J/3080 FAMILY BACKGROUND Alfred Place was born on 8 October, 1891, to William Place and Jane Potts Place (nee Finch), in Hunslet, Leeds. On the 1891 census, the family were living at 6 Brunch Church Street, Hunslet and William was working at a Swimming Baths, although on later census data he… Continue reading
The Stories Behind the Stones 