Munitions
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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
The Stories Behind the Stones 