The Three Johnson Brothers Posted 17 September 2016 by Departed MemberWhen I first started my genealogy studies in the mid-1990s I soon discovered that three of my great uncles died in World War One. Touched by that fact, and that their mother died in an insane asylum in 1957, I wanted to learn as much about them as possible. A cousin in England traveled to France to photograph their graves, but with the marvelous digitization [Click to continue…]
James Edward Haggar Posted 27 April 2017 by Peter HaggerJames Edward Haggar – Able Seaman Royal Naval Reserve, Nelson Bn Died 29 April 1917 and commemorated on Arras Memorial. James Edward was born in Hackney on 21 Nov 1895 and baptised at St James the Great Church. His parents were James William Henry Haggar and Rebecca (nee Price). In 1901, age 5, he was living in Limehouse with his parents and [Click to continue…]
Henry Hillman Posted 3 August 2017 by Jesse HillmanHenry Alfred Hillman – RFC-RAF Cook & Aircraft Mechanic with the North Russia Expeditionary Force in 1919 Henry Alfred Hillman survived World War One. Those who died gave their lives. Many of those who lived through it all gave the rest of their lives as the result of their horrific experiences! My Great Uncle – Henry Alfred Hillman – [Click to continue…]
Christopher Rotherham Posted 4 December 2016 by Johan LauwensChristopher Rotherham was born on 12th April 1895 at Long Row Unstone, Derbyshire, the only son of John Henry Rotherham and Elizabeth [nee Wardle]. The couple did have a second child in 1897, who sadly died the same year. In 1901, the family set up home at 51/52 Chesterfield Road, Dronfield, when his father was working as a Sickle and Hook Maker, [Click to continue…]